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Mr. Walker 
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That night, as Bobby slept, 
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The Edge line is people-insight 
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lie got the raise and bought the 
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Management Edge,'" and Com- 
munication Edge.'" His new 
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W software was paying off. 

Bobby's room became Mr. Walker's 
office away from the office. He 
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The ISS accounting modules are 
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Mr. Walker was ecstatic with 
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And Bobby was happy because the 
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Don't let your Commodore and 
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Provides individually tailored 
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After the sales executive has com- 
pleted the self-assessment and the 
customer-assessment, a sales strat- 
egy report is generated instructing 
the salesman in aspects of business 
style and personality most likely to 
strike responsive chords with the 
style of a given client. 

The Negotiation Edge™ 

Designed to help the user prepare, 
develop, and successfully complete 
any negotiation or bargain. 

On the basis ofin format ion pro- 
vided by the user about himself and 
a specific counterpart, the program 
produces a detailed negotiation 
plan. The plan includes a step -by- 
step blueprint for winning negotia- 
tions in a variety of personal and 
business situations. 

The Management Edge™ 

Advises the manager how to get 
results by increasing productivity, 
successfully motivating subordi- 
nates, and resolving on-the-job- 
conflicts. 

After the manager agrees or disa- 
grees with a series of statements, the 
machine assimilates information 
from a bank of proven management 
tactics and selects those most appro- 
priate to the specified subordinate. 
Suggestions are printed in a detailed 
management strategy report on how 
to work with the individual and get 
the desired results. 

The Communication Edge" 1 

Prepares you to work more effec- 
tively in meetings and conversa- 
tions. It enables you to emphasize 
your communication strengths and 
avoid the potential pitfalls built into 
any conversation. 

The program presents a series of 
simple questions to assess your com- 
munication style and the styles of 
counterparts. A strategy report is 
generated detailing ideas for a better 
relationship and ways to communi- 
cate more effectively. 



General Ledger 

Get a customized chart of 
accounts and comprehensive man- 
agement report, including financial 
statements and trial balances. This 
integrated program maintains pre- 
sent months, quarter- and year-to- 
date, plus previous quarter and year 
balances. (Interfaces with Receiv- 
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Receivables 

Makes it simple to maintain com- 
plete customer master files, includ- 
ing year-to-date activity, credit limit, 
authorization, and current balance. 
Provides reports on aged open 
receivables, invoices, statements, 
and customer activity lists. (Inter- 
faces with Ceneral Ledger for auto- 
mated posting.) 

Payables 

Huild a master vendor file, includ- 
ing year-to-dale purchases, current 
balance, and recurring vendor 
invoice information, 
Provides automatic 
aging of open items, 
check with full remit- 
tance information and 
check register. (Interfaces 
with General Ledger for 
automated posting.) 



Inventory 

Perpetual inventory records for all 
items include stock numbers, aver- 
age cost, three retail prices, reserva- 
tions, economic order quantity and 
re-order levels. Processes stock 
receipts, issues, orders and adjust- 
ments with full audit trails. Provides 
key management reports, including 
stock status, shortage and recom- 
mended re-order reports. 

Payroll 

A master record for each 
employee includes current period, 
quarter- and year-to-date pay activ- 
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pay amounts, including miscella- 
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state, and local taxes and FICA. 






Provides comprehensive reports, 
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with full pay/deductions detail and 
payroll journals. (Interfaces with 
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WordPro III Plus"" 

An easy-to-use, full-functioned 
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January 1986 






FEATURES 



Vol. 3, No. 1 



26 Making the Video 
Connection 

Couple your Commodore with a VCR to 
personalize and j;i/.7. up your videotapes. 
By Ervin Bobo 

34 Commodore Carousel 

Open up exciting avenues in education and 
home entertainment by connecting your 
Commodore to a carousel slide projector. 
By Daniel Morris 

44 The Creative Computer 

This is one man's story of how he used his 
Commodore creatively. What's yours? 
By Andrew Colin 

48 Pulsing Pictures 

Put some movement into your screen 
displays with this low-resolution keyboard 
graphics animation program. 
By George Trepal 

56 Telecommunications . . . 
BRS /After Dark and 

The Knowledge Index 

These two bibliographic on-line services 
offer a vast source of information, without a 
lot of legwork or book-toting. 
By Margaret MorabitO and Christine Aiiamec 

68 CP/M Treasure Trove 

Discover the secret of how you can save 
money, while receiving programs galore. 
By Cheryl Peterson 



74 Add Elegance to Your 
P roc; ram Listings 

Clarify your program listings by inserting 
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By Michael Bronssard 

84 RUNs Great Communicator 
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The conclusion of this professional-quality 
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100 Auto-Run 

Protect your programs from prying eyes witli 
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programs immediately after you load them. 
By Alejandro Kapauan 

104 A-Maze-ing Word Jumbler 

Juggle the letters in the maze to spell a word 
and have fun. 
By Penny DeGroff 

126 Software Buyer's Guide 
1985— Part n 

Wrapping up a comprehensive list of 
software released for the Commodore 
in 1985. 



Clover phoiography by Ed Jucliee 



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DEPARTMENTS 



6 RUNNING 

Ruminations 

Good news for the 
home market. 

8 Magic; 

Hints and tips that let 

you perform computing 
wizardry. 

12 Software 
Gallery 

White Lightning 
Winter Games 
Stunt Flyer 
1541 Disk Drive 

Program Alignment 
Project Space Station 
The Original Boston 

Computer Diet 
Success with Algebra 

Series 

116 The Resource 
Center 

Welcome to JiUN's new 
education column, which 
addresses both parents 
and teachers about using 
computers in the 
classroom. 



120 Commodore 
Clink: 

A question s-and-ans we is 
column to help you aid 
your ailing computer. 

136 Hardware 
Gallery 

Cartridge Expander 
HorneW liter 10 

140 Mail RUN 

142 RUN's 1985 

Index 

A complete listing of all 
articles and reviews 
published last year. 

148 New Products 

RUNDOWN 



150 How to Type 
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151 RUN Amok 

151 Coming 

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RUNNING RUMINATIONS 







A Shot in the Ann 

We arc witnessing a Hurry of activity in the telecom- 
munications field thai marks an exciting spread of interest 
in this dimension ol home computing. 

Sure, telecommunications capability has been around 
for several years, but it has only recently reached the 
point where it is the fastest-growing application for home 
computers. Each day, hundreds of computer users arc 
discovering the world of telecommunications, and major 
companies are counting on this spark of excitement to 
ignite renewed interest in the home-computer market. 

The competition among die various electronic infor- 
mation networks to service this burgeoning Held is heat- 
ing up, as major companies establish an on-line presence. 

For example, within the past few months, we've seen 
stub heavyweights as General Fleet ric and Kuighl-Ridder 
enter the telecommunications Field with their own on-line 
services — GKnie and Viewtron, respectively. Also, Com- 
modore has severed its association with the popular 
CompuServe network to set up its own network with 
Qiiantuml.ink. And there are over a half-dozen other 
online services from which to choose. 

There are several reasons why telecommunications lias 
become such an attraction: 

1. Computer users are more serious about applications; 
they want their machines to do more than just play games. 

2. Setting up a computer system for telecommunica- 
tions IS relatively inexpensive. Users need only add ter- 
minal software and a modem to get online. 

8. The information and services offered l>v on-line 
networks are varied and plentiful. 

4. Electronic information services are convenient and 
easy to use. The services offered allow you to interact 
with other computer users and to access information and 
perform chores from the comfort of your own home. 

With more computers entering the home and people 
discovering on-line networks, more and more services are 
being offered — at-home shopping and hanking, trivia 
games, college courses, library information services, spe- 
cial areas of interest to programmers, musicians, artists 
and others, and much, much more. 

For over a year now. RUN has kept a close watch on 
this growing telecommunications phenomenon. We were 
one of the first computer magazines to set aside space 
each month for the telecommunications topic, and, as we 
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enter I98(i, we will continue to be the only Commo- 
dorcspecilic maga/.ine with a monthly telecommunica- 
tions column. 

We have also been actively involved in discussions with 
these electronic networks regarding the use of RUN ma- 
terial on these systems. RUN is currently represented on 
Viewtron, American Videotex! Services and Quantum- 
Link, and it is our aim thai HUN will be represented on 
any and all major national networks in the near future. 

As more services become available for telecommuters, 
the home-computer market will continue to develop and 
grow. We contend that telecommunications will give the 
industry a much-needed shot in the arm. 

Also, the introduction of the C-128 will provide aid in 
the development of the telecommunications field. Its 
80*colurnn features, CP/M mode, capacity to handle faster 
baud rates and increased memory storage arc all features 
that make the C- 128 an advanced telecommunications 
machine. 

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Wanted: Articles on Disk 

For those of you anxiously wailing to break into the 
big time by being published in RUN, here's a bit of news 
that will improve your chances. When you send us your 
article submission, make sure you include both your pro- 
gram and manuscript on disk. This will facilitate the 
preparation of your article for publication. Also include 
a printout of your program listing and article. 

It doesn't matter what word processor you've used to 
generate the text. We are able to read most commonly 
available word processors for the C-hl and C-128. 

Consider this an invitation to share your knowledge 
and computing experiences with thousands of other Com- 
modore users. 

To give you an idea of what kinds of articles we're 
looking for and to lake you step by step through the 
process of preparing your article for submission, we pro- 
vide the RUN author's guidelines (newly revised). 

For your free copy, send a self-addressed stamped 
envelope to: 

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MAGIC is tricks, MAGIC is fun. MAGIC is doing what cannot be done. 



Every month, Magic britigs you brief and useful computer tricks from around 
the world — I ricks to make computing easier, more enjoyable or mure exciting. We 
number our tricks in hex, the counting system of sorcerers and computerises. 

Magic SoUeit) your simple hardware idtOS, \hnrl programs, useful programming 
teehmifues, little-known computer facts aiul similar items of interest. We look for 
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This month, as usual, magician readers from around the world 
have favored us with an incredible variety of compute/rial delights, 
applicable to every Commodore machine. Since Magic's incept iott 
two years ago, we've printed 102 I tricks from nrrt state in the 
I ! .S, and A uslralia, from every province in Canada, and from 
37 other countries. There's no Until to our interest in your 
creations, no matter where you live. Send them in and see— fame 
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If you like the tricks on these pages, you'll love RUN'j second 
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Many of the reprinted items have been enhanced and improved, 
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easy reference. 

Commodore- 1 28 owners will appreciate our efforts in convert- 
ing some of the older tricks to work on their machines. Also, the 
flow of new C-128 tricks is starting to look like a river; in months 
to come you'll see some spectacular sorcery, 2" style. Hut for now, 
no matter which machine you own, behold the wonder of Magic. . . 
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Jp^yU Christmas card — Type in this program on your 

C-64 or (M'28 right now. If Christmas hasn't come yet, 

run it and enjoy it. If it's December 2(>th or later, put the 

program away with the ornaments, and take a look at it 

next year. 

10 REM CHRISTMAS CARD - AUTUMN BAYLES 

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60 FORC=5TO10STEP5:FORP=55754TO55768:POKEP, 

C: NEXT : FORT= 1 TOI 00 :NEXT : NEXT :GOTO60 



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Nazareth, PA 



$291 



Zaxxon zap — If you type RED on Sega's Zaxxon 
when the score shows up, you will he able to ily through 
walls and will not be damaged by anything. 

Moien jawaid Zobairi 
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 

$j-j2, 1541 Unscratch — This miraculous utility resur- 
rects programs and datafiles that have been inadvertently 
scratched from the disk! As it runs, it examines the disk 
in the drive, displaying the name of every tile in the 
directory, including the recently scratched ones. When il 
finds one of the latter, it asks if you want to unscratch it. 
If you do, it recpiests a code number for the type of file 
involved (SKQ, PRG, RJ£L or USR), then performs the 
resurrection. 

We're dealing in very strong magic here, and if things 
don't go just right, you can easily corrupt your disk. 
L'nscratching is possible, since scratching a file merely 



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In Shadowfiru. Ambassador Kryxix has 
been kidnapped. You have but 100 real-time 
minutes to assemble a strike force of spe- 
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then destroy the evil Zoff and his starship. 

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seis ;i flag in the directory; the file and directory entry 
themselves are otherwise unchanged. Further writing to 
die disk, however, can overwrite any of ibis material, 
leading to unpredictahle results when nnscratching resets 
the Hag. In addition, Unscratch bypasses several built-in 
safeguards of your disk recording system; without them, 
it's easy for troubles to arise. 

So, please be careful when working with this program. 
Alter you type il in, test it to be certain you haven't made 
any disastrous errors. Save several programs on a newly 
formatted disk, then scratch and resurrect them one by 
one, until you're convinced that Unscratch is working 
perfectly. By the way, it's normal to experience apparently 
random delays of 80 seconds or so while running Un- 
scratch — the program needs that time for "thinking." 

When actually using Unscratch, it's best to use it just 
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in choosing the file to unscratch. The safest procedure 
is this: 

• Make a backup copy of the disk you want to work with, 
then set it aside. 

• Unscratch the file from the original disk, then load it 
and check to see that it's really the one you want. 

• Save the file onto the disk you set aside. 

II you type the program correctly and use it with cau- 
tion. Cnscralch can be your closest friend in times of real 
distress. Use it wisely and well, and remember where you 
goi il. 
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$293 C-128 bell- 

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Luke Muster 
Colliers, WV 

You can ring the bell on your C-128 



Doing this also resets VOL to an intermediate level, prob- 
ably 7 or 8. 

Louis F. Sander 
Pittsburgh, PA 

.pAiri C- 128 load and run — One simple command can 
be used to load a C-128 program from disk and to run 
il automatically; 

HI \ |iti>j<i,iimKulic" 

This does everything you need. 

Kenneth H. Hottes 
Danbury, CT 

«p4.K) C-128 joystick ports— The C-128 boasts a slick ap- 
pearance, but its designers overlooked at least one small 
detail. The contour of the molding near the joystick ports 
prevents insertion of the PaperClip (C-64 version) dongle 
and other similar copy-protection plugs. 

1 solved the problem by buying a $4.95 joystick acces- 
sory at a local discount store. The- accessory is a Y cable 
thai allows you to plug two joysticks into a single porl 
on an Atari video game. When the Y cable is plugged 
into the C-128, the dongle can easily be inserted into 
either of its female connectors. 

Others have made extensions from ilie subminiature 
D connectors available at Radio Shack, but that requires 
knowledge of soldering and other expertise. 

Harold Gath 
Brownsville, PA 



$296 



Shifted run/stop — On most Commodore com 
puters, when you press these keys in combination, you're 
prompted with "Press Play on Tape." (The computer is 
trying to load and run the next program on the cassette.) 
If you hit the keys by mistake (not an uncommon event), 
you can correct your error by pressing the Stop key. 

On the C-128, however, pressing shifted run/stop loads 
and runs the first program on your disk, without pausing 
for additional action. If you accidentally hit those keys, 
whatever is in memory will immediately be overwritten 
by the new program coming in from disk! If the over- 
written program was a valuable one yon had not yet saved, 
you'll be annoyed, to say the least. 

You can guard against this disaster by placing a se- 
quential file first on your disk. Since the computer cannot 
load it, it can't overwrite any programs. You can put such 
a file on a newly formatted disk by executing this tine 

OPEN 2,H,'2,"1NSURANCE,S,VV" : CLOSE2 

Another, less automatic, way of having this insurance 
is lo leave your disk's door open. 

Bruce Jaeger 
St. Paul, MN 

$297 C-128 MID$ feature— In C-128 mode, MIDS has a 
wonderful but undocumented feature: You can use it to 
replace characters in one suing with those from another! 

Continued on p. HO. 



This is the most 
interesting football 
game I have seen. 
Howard Boldebuck 
Lombard, IL 
Police 

Thank you for the 
great game, with 
printer options. 
Daniel H. Antolec 

Monona, Wl 
Police 

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY 

is a very enjoyable 

game. 

Charles M. Bolton 

Jacksonville, Arkansas 

US Air Force 

Excellent game. Best 

sports simulation I've 

seen. 

Richard G. Miller 

Duluth, Georgia 

Engineer 

The game is 
unbelievable! A + +I 
Matt Ritchie 

Cisco, TX 
Student 

Great game, very 

realistic. 

James Antonaccio 

Somers, New York 

Architect 

SUPERBOWL SUNDAY 
is the "BEST" football 
game I ever played. 
Michael Cwirko 

Monroe, NY 
Student 



Good games — would 

like good baseball 

gamel 

Scott Peterson 

Vernon Hills, IL 
Sales Manager 

"Nice Animation!" 
Kevin McGill 

Spring, Texas 
Student 



Excellent game! Can 
you expand it (more 
plays, more teams?) 
James Heironimus 
Enon, Ohio 
Doctor 



SUPERBOWL SUNDAY 
Is a great game, 
Rick Bray 

Eugene, Oregon 
Clerk 

Very good game. 
Mike Trimarco 

Franklin Park, IL 



This program Is 
fantastic!! 
Chris Calkins 

Seffner, FL 
Computer Technician 

Excellent quality — OK. 
Michael Zoyrko 

Neah Bay, WA 
USAF 




$10,000 
REWARD 

if you can prove that any of the 

testimonials shown here are not true 

or have been altered in any way! 



Finally a good 
graphics, statistical 
football program. 
Would like more 
printer options. 
John Sievila 
Waukesha, Wl 
Photo Engraver 

This game is fun to 

get into! 

Taylor Thompson 

Arlington, Texas 
Student 



The best game you've 
come up with yet. 
R. Michael Lesher 

Whitehall, PA 
Engineer 

Make a diskette for 
"SUPER BOWL SUNDAY" 
that allows me to 
create teams. 
Rick Dakeslan 
Lincoln Park, Ml 




Available NOW on diskette for tne Commodore' 64/128 
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Season disks (wnere you can re-create an entire season) 
available separately. 

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Great gamel 
Chuck Shea 

Las Vegas, NV 

More disks! — 
Coaches disk to 
create teams; great 
teams from past — not 
Super Bowl; college 
teams. 
'Greg Addy 
Elgin, IL 
Credit Approver 

Very realistic, would 
like other sports. 

H. Sideratos 
Brooklyn, New York 
Student 

A great game. 
Derek Aiello 

Warminstor, PA 
Student 

One of the very best 
sports games! 
Jeffrey D. Mailey 

Philadelphia, PA 
Insurance 

I was wondering if you 
sell 1985 teams, & If 
you update the disk. 
Rick Rosenthal 
Peabody, MA 
Student 

Very Impressive game. 
Good concept and 
implementation. 
Patrick K. Moriarty 

Richmond, VA 
Programmer 

Very realistic 
simulation with 
excellent graphics. 
Jay Hertel 
Sterling, Illinois 
Student 

These type of games 
are great to play with 
your kids (sharpens the 

mind). 
Rod Phillips 

Craig, CO 
Jeweler 

Your game Is great, 
just keep on coming 
out with more. 
Joe Yovlno 

Cincinnati, Ohio 
Student 



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Compiled by SUSAN TANONA 




White 
Lightning 

A Graphics-Development 
System Based 
On Forth 



Anyone who's done any pro- 
gramming in machine or assem- 
bly language can testify to the 
frustrations inherent in working at 

such a low level. Unfortunately, 
graphics-intensive programs on the 
C-6'l are abysmally slow in Basic. Onc- 
ol the few alternatives is a high-level 
language called Forth, which can 
achieve a significant fraction of ma- 
chine-language speed, while provid- 
ing a much friendlier programming 
environment. 

While Lightning, from Oasis Soft- 
ware, is hilled as a "high-level graph- 
ics-development system," and is 
based on Forth. It provides many 
powerful tools for generating graph- 
ics and animation on the C-64 and 
is capable ol' producing impressive 
results. 

Software created with While Light- 
ning can he run without it and mar- 
keted without any restrictions. Also 
included in the package is an extended 
Basic called Basic Lightning, which du- 
plicates the capabilities of While 
Lightning at a lower level of perfor- 
mance. Basic Lightning programs re- 
quire that Basic Lightning be loaded 
before they can be run. Both disk 
and tape versions of White Lightning 
and Basic Lightning are provided in 
the same package. 

White Lightning closely follows 
the standard established by the Forth 

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Interest Group, called FIG Forth, 
while adding extensions for the gen- 
eration of sophisticated graphics and 
sound. A powerful set of extensions, 
called Ideal (Interrupt Driven Ex- 
tendable Animation Language), pro- 
vides for the easy implementation of 
interrupt-driven programs. A pro- 
gram that plays theme music or 
scrolls a background can run hide 
pendently of the program control 
ling the movement of the players 
Timing problems are often much eas 
ier to handle if a program is inter 
rupt-driven. Along with numerous 
other functions, Ideal also includes 
tools for manipulating software 
sprites (these can be up to six screens 
wide), plotting lines and polygons, 
creating windows, and putting text 
in a hi-res screen. 



Report Card 



Superb! 

An exceptional program that 

outshines all others. 

Very Good, 

One »f ihc better programs 

:iv:iikthkr in it.sealegory. A wor- 
thy addition to your software 
library, 

Good. 

Lives up to its lulling. No has- 
sles, headaches or disappoint 
menu here. 

Mediocre. 

There are some problems with 
this program. There are better 
on the market. 

Poor. 

Substandard, with many prob- 
lems. Should be deejisixcd; 








Now, for the bad news: While I 
didn't find any bugs in White Light- 
ning itself, 1 did identify a few 
problems. 

My biggest complaint is the lack of 
a source listing for the White Light- 
ning demo. A listing of the program 
would be a very good tutorial, but no 
lines of source code are provided on 
the disk. The only way to see exam- 
ples of code is to list the Basic Light- 
ning demo program and translate it 
into White Lightning, since the de- 
mos are nearly identical. The W f hite 
Lightning version simply runs faster. 

I would also like to see the source 
listing for the Ideal commands and 
other extensions as well, but reali/.e 
why Oasis would be reluctant to give 
them away. Like most Forth program- 
mers, I dislike the kind of program- 
ming that lets you feed a function an 
argument and gel back a result with- 
out having any idea of what hap- 
pened in between. 

Another indication of the compa- 
ny's protective attitude is the paper on 
which the manuals are printed. Rather 
than protect the disk, they've printed 
the manuals on paper tinted a partic- 
ularly noxious shade of orange-red, 
which is supposed to prevent photo- 
copying. Perhaps it would foil some 
copy machines, but the only real result 
of their effort is eyestrain for anyone 
who purchases the product. 

I was also disappointed with the 
lack of an assembler, which is a nor- 
mal part of almost all Forth imple- 
mentations, and the very small 
editor. Also, besides being extremely 
complicated and difficult to under- 
stand, the sprite editor included in 
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Aside from its few drawbacks. 
White Lightning is a high-perfor- 
mance development system. Buying 
a graphics-development system for 
your C-64 won't make you a games 
designer, but you can certainly ben- 
efit from the application of tools such 
as White Lightning. (Oasis Software, 
377 Oyster Point Blvd., South San Fran- 
cisco, CA 94080. C-64/$49.95 tape, disk.) 

Jon Bryan 
Albuquerque, NM 



Winter Games 



This May Not Be an 
Olympic Year, but You Can 
Still Go for the Gold 

No twisted knees or swollen feet. 
No frostbite. No landing on 
your head. No years of grueling train- 
ing. Just the possibility of bringing 
home the go hi for you and your coun- 
try. In short, the occasional thrill of 
victory, with no agony. 

To qualify for Epyx Software's Win- 
ter Gaines, you need only one or two 
joysticks and a competitive spirit 
(though quick hand-eye coordination 
is helpful). 

Six events are offered: ski jump, 

I -l /RUN JANUARY liltffi 



bobsled, figure skating, freestyle skat- 
ing, hotdog aerials, speed skating and 
the biathlon (cross-country skiing 
and rifle shooting). 

You may compete with the com- 
puter (a surprisingly fit opponent) or 
with up to seven other players. Those 
of you in less than tip-top shape may 
practice all the events as much as 
necessary, lest you shame your coun- 
try with a shoddy performance. 

Most events are accompanied by up- 
beat music, and all events feature 
finely detailed graphics. The biathlon 
isn't the most exciting event (I like the 
bobsled and the hotdog aerials), but its 
setting, which consists of snowy ter- 
rain, mountains, pine trees, a gurgling 
river under a wooden bridge and blue 
skies dappled with white clouds, is 
pleasantly picturesque. 

A consistent part of each setting is 
the audience, which will whistle and 
applaud you if you score a 10. (It's nice 
to have fans, even if they do exist only 
on disk.) 

The variables on which scores arc 
based differ according to the event. In 
the skating and hotdog aerial events, 
your score is based on style and diffi- 
culty (there are several maneuvers you 
may perform). In the biathlon and 
bobsled, your score is based on the 
speed of your performance. In the ski 
jump, points are awarded according to 
distance and form. 



That you can always improve your 
score {unless you're always a perfect 
10) or try different movements or 
combinations of movements makes 
the game more interesting and en- 
joyable. The novelty of a game whose 
options are quickly and easily ex- 
hausted soon wears thin. 

Winter Games provides well-writ- 
ten documentation that is easy to un- 
derstand. The game's features are 
explained, along with instructions on 
how to participate in each event and 
how you can acquire the highest 
score. There is even a short but in- 
formative explanation of how winter 
sports began. 

Ultimately, Winter (lames is just 
plain fun. And its sound and graph- 
ics, which certainly win a gold medal, 
greatly contribute to the game's en- 
tertaining quality. 

Moving the Hltle figure skater 
around the rink, urging her into dou- 
ble axel jumps, sit spins, whatever, is 
fun (though you may not think so 
when you become a serious compet- 
itor). And watching her fall is, I'm 
sorry, amusing. 

In the hotdog aerials, sending the 
tiny skier flipping through the air 
and landing, plop, every which way in 
the snow, is also, I'm sorry, funny. 

And it's satisfying and oddly thrill- 
ing to move your skier effortlessly 
from a back scratch into a back flip 
and have him land on his feet to the 
sweet sound of applause and whistles. 

Who knows. . .All this vicarious ac- 
tivity might even inspire you to jump 
on your snow saucer and do a little 
sliding, (Epyx, 1043 Kiel Court, Sun- 
nyvale, CA 94089. C-64/S29.95 disk.) 

Marilyn Annucci 
RUN staff 




Stunt Flyer 

This Flight Simulator 
Lets You Perfect 
Those Loops and Rolls 



So, you've flown the F-15 Strike 
Eagle and Flight Simulator II. 
You consider yourself good. Hut has 
anyone ever shown you just what you 
look like up in the air? 
Stunt Flyer will do just that, and, 




WINTER GAMES: 






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You've captured the gold in Summer 
Games*' and Summer Games IP. Now 
it's on to the Winter Games\ And what 
an incredible setting— a completely 
realistic winter wonderland featuring 
seven action-packed events. 

At the Ski Jump you control your 
form in mid-air, knees straight, leaning 
forward. Hot Dog Aerials challenges 
your courage and your sense of humor, 
in Figure Skating you leap into Double 
and Triple Lutz jumps— wow the crowd 
with a perfect Camel into a Sit Spin. 
It's timing and style that counts. Free 
Skating lets you choreograph your own 
routines. In Speed Skating it's you 
against a fellow speed demon— the 
fastest human beings on level earth! 
And the 13 obsled— still faster as you fly 
around hairpin turns, leaning hard to 
stay in the tube. Finally the Biathlon, 
the ultimate challenge to your endur- 
ance in cross-country skiing and 
marksmanship. 

All of this fun and excitement is 
easy to learn and play. You control the 



action with the joystick, animating your 
player for style and rhythm. You choose 
the country you want to represent. 
Listen to its national anthem. Then it's 
practice, training and learning a win- 
ning strategy for each event. Now the 
Opening Ceremony and the competi- 
tion begins— against your friends or 
the computer. Will you be the one who 
takes the gold at the/ltw/n/j; Ceremony? 
Will your name be etched amongst the 
World Record holders? 

The quest for the gold continues... 
And it's all here— the strategy, the 
challenge, the competition, and 
pageantry of Winter Games! 

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until you really learn to fly, your ego 
is going to take a beating from it. 

This simulator also just miglit 
teach you to fly. The manual is the 
best tutorial I've seen on the aero- 
dynamics of flight. 

The manual fully illustrates such 
stunts as rolls, loops and Immel- 
manns, and tells you what to do with 
the controls at each point in the ma- 
neuver. Read it carefully: It's like be- 
ing in ground school and there will 
be a test. 

From the main menu you may 
choose to watch an air show, fly freely 
or perform a stunt. Both joystick and 
keyboard may be used to control your 
craft. 

If you decide to perform a stunt, 
you're presented with another menu 
from which you may choose one of 
about 15 classic moves. Select one 
and you're on your way. 

Your view is out of the cockpit, 
looking at a green landscape that is 
sketched with mediocre graphics. 
The instrument panel is drawn much 
better than the landscape and con- 
tains a few gauges you may never 
have seen on other flight simulators. 

You can choose to review your 
completed stunt and watch your per- 
formance from outside the plane as 
a ground observer would see it 

Without this instant replay feature, 
Stunt Flyer would he only a mediocre 
simulator. With that feature, it be- 
comes a constant challenge as you try 
to improve your performance and bet- 
ter your score. (Judges evaluate your 
performance and award points 
accordingly.) 

In the competition section of the 
game, you put together your own se- 
ries of stunts, save them to disk, and 
then enter them in Sierra's Stunt 
Flyer Contest and try for the big 
money. 

The program's graphics are only 
adequate in execution, and the crash 
scene — you'll probably see a lot of 
this — is a static rendering that looks 
as if it were lifted out of a coloring 
book. Sound is limited to the buzzing 
of your engine, and the instant replay 
feature isn't really instant, for it re- 
quires disk access to put your moves 
and gyrations into coherent form. 
(However, we can't blame Sierra for 
slow disk access.) 

Even with these faults, Stunt Flyer 
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accomplishes its goal, which is to pro- 
vide you with new challenges. Al- 
though you'll be humbled by the 
instant replay feature, it's the saving 
grace of the game and the feature 
that will make you determined to try 
it again and get it right. (Sierra, PO 
Box 485, Goarsegotd, CA 93614. C-64/ 
$24.95 disk.) 

Ervin Bobo 
St. Peters, MO 




1541 

Disk Drive 
Alignment Program 

This Package Lets You 
Diagnose and Cure Your 
Drive's Alignment Woes 

If you use software with a copy- 
protection scheme involving in- 
tentional read errors that produce a 
rattling sound when loading, you're 
probably on the road to disk drive 
alignment problems. If you have 
trouble loading programs, especially 



commercial software, you may al- 
ready be there. 

There's little solace in knowing that 
you're not the only person to suffer 
this particular type of problem. How- 
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CSM provides two disks. One con- 
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other is a precisely recorded calibra- 
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your drive's performance and alert 
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a doubt, it is the most complete sim- 
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The Original Boston Computer 
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tried to wish off a few excess pounds. 

This interactive program, origi- 
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The Diet's database contains al- 
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can be expanded to include another 
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In subsequent weeks, you are ex- 
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suggested menus for each of your 
daily meals, as you are expected to do 
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Any diet requires a great deal of 
commitment in order to be effective. 
The simple daily task of keeping an 
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The Original Boston Computer 
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preliminary information necessary 
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are initiated by booting up side 2. 
Side 1 is copy- pro tec led, while side 
2 is not. 

Even though all daily sessions can 
be run from a backup of side 2, the 
program occasionally asks you to in- 
sert side 1 (the master disk). This is 
apparently done to prevent the pro- 
gram from being shared or illegally 
duplicated, but it also prevents other 
members of the family from using 
the program. I found the occasional 
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noying, since the master disk must 
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tucked safely away. 

Aside from this flaw, I found The 
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Here are Four Self-Paced 
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If you have been looking very long, you have 
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more). The printer is the SP-1000 from Seiko- 
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Standard draft printing at a respectable 100 
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"NLQ" Mode 

One or our highest concerns was about print 
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Most printers have a ribbon cartridge or a 
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Commodore C-64 & C-128, Order #2200, 
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Add sparkle and excitement to your 
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the VCR-computer connection. 

l-ct me tell you a sad story. 

Some time ago, a man came into my video store looking 
for advice on how to improve his videotapes of weddings. 
Since there aren't a tot of us doing that, I was glad of a 
chance to share some experiences and give him a few 
tips. After a while, he apparently decided I could be 
trusted, so he revealed to me his great secret. 

"I'm using a computer with video," he said. "I can make 
titles with it." 

Having just begun my own experiments with such ti- 
tling, I was more than interested. 

"Really?" I asked. 

"HI show you," he said, and proceeded to run his video- 
tape, which revealed that he had simply pointed his video 
camera at a green screen and taped such displays as: 

Maid of Honor Kathy McCoy 

[lest Man Herbert Ross 

There is a better way. 

Making the video connection involves more than the 
physical hookup of computer to video recorder. My cus- 

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tomer had used a word processor because he'd forgotten 
the computer's ability to generate images and sound. He 
used it because it was a way to convey information, not 
knowing that what he really wanted to convey was emotion 
and excitement. 

But you're not going to shoot a wedding, so why bother? 
Why put computer images on videotape? Sure, you could 
tape your best game of Pac-Man and replay it whenever 
you felt frustrated, but there are other reasons. 

As I indicated, I videotape weddings, parties, bar mite 
vahs. . .anything a client will pay me to shoot. The titles 
and graphics are an extra, something the client didn't 
expect to get, something that gives my work a more 
professional look. 

That look can dress up a variety of video projects. 
Maybe you want to create your own title for your vid- 
eotape of, say, classic horror movies. Or you may want 
to string together computer images and sequences to 
make an animated short subject. Someday, you may trans- 
fer your family's old home movies to VCR tape. Computer 
titles and captions can do a lot to help the flow and to 
smooth the transition from, say, the vacation movies of 
'74 to the Christmas movie of '75. 

The Physical Connection 

A direct physical connection between computer and 




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video recorder leads to a sharper image with pure colors. 
The composite video signal thai would normally be in- 
terpreted by your monitor or CRT can instead be directly 
interpreted by any VCR. 

With the Commodore family of computers, you have 
access to the DIN video-out port on the rear of your 
computer. The DIN plug originally supplied with the 
Commodore 1701 monitor (and still available in stores) 
is ideal. It terminates with two RCA plugs — one for audio, 
one for video. Simply plug the one marked VIDEO into 
the video-in jack on your VCR (see Photo I). 

In order to see what you're doing, you then use a cord 
with RCA plugs on both ends to make a connection from 
the VCR video-out jack to the video-in jack on your 
monitor. With the Commodore 1702 monitor, this is the 
video jack on the front, not the back. (Remember, we're 
talking about composite video, A VCR will neither put 
out nor accept an intelligent signal broken down into 
chrominance and luminance. Therefore, the three-ter- 
minal cable that came with your Commodore 1702 mon- 
itor cannot lie used.) 

If you're using a television set as a monitor, you're 
using the RF converter that came with your computer. 
This is the little box that is attached to your antenna 
terminals. To use ibis on a video recorder, you must attach 
it to the VCR through the tuner. 



Remove the antenna wire that's currently feeding pro- 
grams into your VCR and attach your computer's RF 
converter box in its place. 

(Since the RF box terminates in a flat, 300ohm wire, 
and video recorders have a connection for a 75-obm cable, 
an adapter may be required. These are inexpensive, and 
you can get them at any radio or video shop.) 

The cable now connecting your VCR to your TV mav 
remain in place to allow you to watch as your titling is 
being recorded. 

With either connection, simply bear in mind that what 
goes into the VCR must come out to the TV or monitor. 
You're simply putting the VCR in line between computer 
and TV. 

With the VCR tuner set (and Fine-tuned) to channel 3 
(4 in some areas), you'll be able to record computer output 
as easily as you record a TV program. 

Thai's the physical connection. Now what about the 
mental? 

Plugging into Creativity 

The title should Fit the subject, so it helps to think 
about just what you are doing and plan ahead. 

For the first birthday party of a boy who was born on 
July 4th, I used large letters formed from reversed spates 
to write on the screen, "Happy Birthday, Donald." The 

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screen then cleared and weni to a large red firecracker, 
vviih a nickering yellow flame. (For the flame, 1 changed 
i In- cursor to a spade symbol and allowed it lo pulse in 
its usual way.) After a moment, die screen border flashed 
rapidly through all eight colors, giving the impression of 
an explosion, flacked up on audio with lousing martial 
music, ii was an extremely effective first effort. 

For the sixtieth birthday of another client, f placed a 
large 5 in the center of the screen, then had it change to 
Id, 15, 20, etc., until 60 appeared in a larger font. After 
the screen cleared, I cut to a city skyline with large yellow 
spotlights forming a "V." "Happy Birthday, Mahlon" was 
written in the sky between the cones of light, and, just 
above the skyline. Fireworks made of sprites began lo 
flicker. 

For the wedding rehearsal dinner of a couple who both 
happened to be lawyers, the groom's father (also a lawyer) 
planned to appear in a robe and white barrister's wig 
and elicit the usual toasts and best wishes by calling upon 
the guests for testimony. 

It was an idea I liked. I opened with a gavel that Filled 

the screen, cleared and went to a bordered announcement 
that said "Rehearsal Dinner." The screen then cleared 
and gave the second title card, "And Preliminary Bearing 
of"; the screen again cleared and gave the names of the 
defendants — nh, I mean the bride and groom. (See Photos 
2 and !i for samples of my efforts.) 

I he principle behind this project is to send an image 
from the computer to the VCR tape, then lo the monitor. 
Iliis allows vou to personalize VCR Films with lilies, 
graphics screens and other documentation. 

If you're doing this kind of video tape recording profes- 
sional! v, don't overlook the opportunity to promote your- 
self. In the instances I've cited, members of the clients' 
families will be watching these tapes and, sooner or later, 
one of them will need my services. 

Therefore, at some point, an animated "Videography 
and Graphics by Erv Bobo" will appear, embellished by 
sprite drawings of a video camera and a TV set. (Inci- 
dentally, I liked my logo so much that I dumped it to a 
primer, took it to a stationery shop and had it reduced 
and printed on business cards.) 

However, don't allow your logo to dominate the rest 
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of the titles. Get it on and gel it off. Although you deserve 
credit for what you've done, some of your audience will 
see it as a commercial interruption. 

Timing of your tides is important, too. A title should 
be on the screen long enough for the slowest reader to 
absorb, but no longer. Audiences get impatient, always 
in a hurry to see the pari where Aunt Tilly falls into the 
punch bowl. 

Another reason for timing is sound. A musical back- 
ground for your titles helps the How, and the music should 
be as appropriate as the titles. Although I have a fairly 
good collection of records and tapes, I find myself in- 
creasingly being drawn to one particular piece of music, 
for it is, in a sense, all-purpose. Starting slow and mel- 
ancholy, almost like a hymn, it builds to a bouncy rhythm 
and crashing crescendos. 

By working with this one song, I find it easier to pace 
my titles and lo determine the overall length. 

Lest you worry about royalties on music used for such 
purposes, one of my friends who is knowledgeable about 
legal matters tells me this does not really Fit the definition 
of "public performance for profit." ft is, rather, like 
reselling a book that is then used for reading aloud to a 
group. 

The C-64 and C- 1 2H have excellent graphics capabilities. 
You may either create your own graphics or make life a 
lillle easier by obtaining one of the many available graph- 
ics software packages. 

I have only a little programming ability, so the following 
are my favorite graphics programs: 

Designer's Pencil 

In Designer's Pencil, by Aclivision (2350 Bayshore 
Frontage Road, Mountain View, CA 94048), all program- 
ming commands are built in and must be selected with 
joystick and firc-buiion. The built-in commands put an 
end to syntax errors, but I still wish I could select the 
commands from the keyboard. I dislike any software that 
forces you to use your joystick as a mouse. 

The redeeming quality, for [imposes of ibis discussion, 
is in the execution of your design. Rather than appearing 
immediately before you, it is drawn by a little yellow 

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Commodore Carousel 

Connecting your Commodore to a 

carousel slide projector opens up 

exciting avenues in education 

and home entertainment. 

By DANIEL MORRIS 



Picture a Study carrel that contains a Commodore com- 
puter, a disk drive and a monitor, Silting beside iliis is a 
slide projector with a small projection screen. As pictures 
appear on the projection screen, a student responds to 
ihem by interacting with the computer. As the student 
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lead his progress, changing as the program changes and 
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certain questions in the program. 

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video disk systems, which allow users to access visual 
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(Home users can also apply this video/computer combi- 
nation to entertainment purposes.) 

Early teaching programs, some of which are still in use, 
relied heavily on text and simple graphics that were not 
much more effective than simple printed workbooks. Ad- 



mittedly, these programs were, and are, initially effective, 
probably because they sparked the excitement of some- 
thing new. (Such excitement was generated by the short- 
lived video game craze of a few years ago.) Some educators 
believe that once the initial rush of enthusiasm subsides, 
computerized instruction will be equally short-lived, and 
computers will begin to gather dust in classrooms. 

Instructional programs that include pictorials and 
other mote sophisticated graphics seem to have the most 
potential for growth and survival. The future of this 
technology lies not so much in the initial "gee whiz" 
factor, but in the possibility for the inclusion of a broader 
range of subject matter, which, by its very nature, must 
include sophisticated Visual material. 

For example, by using text and computer-generated 
graphics, it's possible- to design a computer program that 
will teach students to identify works of art, tissue samples or 
microscope slides. However, given the amount of memory 
and cost involved in producing the high-resolution images 
that would be required, such a project is prohibitive. 

'This type of programming could be more easily accom- 
plished by usiiij; the- less expensive interactive video disk 
systems, rather than digital graphics. However, these sys- 
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investment thai) is often beyond the means of small schools 
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The personnel iti the schools nr corpora I ions who have 
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problem, however, is the difficulty of adapting video 
systems to individual needs and differences. Only broadly 
based educational programs that allow for mass marketing 
are inexpensive enough for appreciable cost effectiveness. 

One might hope for an interactive system that is simple 
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1 . It should be relatively inexpensive to put into place. 

2. The computer programming should be simple, 
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;i. The visuals should occupy little memory and be 
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work; non-copyrighted illustrations can be copied; and 
original photography can be used. 

To write an accompanying program is easy in Basic 
Most teachers can readily write programs that offer mul- 
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graphics. For example, let's take a look at a possible test 
program, (Lines 5 and 300 will be explained later.) 

"i (This line is used 10 initialize ilit* interface.) 

Tkt first slide is on tin- projection street 
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20 PRINT "WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PAINTED THIS PICTURE?" 
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90 It' AS< >"<:" THEN GOSUB 200 

200 PRINT "INCORRECT"! FOR N = 1 TO 100: NEXT N; GOTO 10 
:hmi (ibis line miliums 1 1 it- subroutine for advancing the projector.) 

The second slide uj>jieia\ on the projector screen. 

This is, of course, only a simplified example. Actual 
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Preparing for the Connection 

For those of you with RUN'S 1985 Special Issue, p. 8 
provides information on various connectors. 

for those who have some basic electronics experience, 
a good book on interfacing should provide the infor- 
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bits of input/output data that are available through the 
C-64's user port. To keep it simple, though, commercially 
constructed input/output boards arc available from a 
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Whether the board is a homemade or commercial item, 
it is the output portion of the board that controls the slide- 
projector. This portion consists of a connector that makes 
contact with one of the I/O lines at the user port. A con- 
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tor. The transistor amplifies the information from the user 
port, SO that it will have enough strength to close a relay. 
(A relay is an electronically operated switch.) 

We now have what is essentially a switch that can he 
opened and closed by a command from the computer. 
More importantly, the opening and closing of the switch 
can be included in a program. 

It is a simple matter to connect the projector-advance 
switching circuit to the board relay (see Photo 1). The 
remote advance controller that comes with the projector 
could be used, but I recommend thai you use either a 
spare advance extension cord or an old slide-advance 
controller. You need to obtain the proper cord and the 
male connector, which plugs into the projector. Connec- 
tors that will tit carousel projectors are available (I get 
mine from J. T. Simpson, 188 Elizabeth St., New York, NY 
1 00 1 2), but the following procedure is simpler and saves 

time. 

Making the Connection 

Making sure that the cord is not plugged into the 
projector, cut the plastic advance controller off the cord. 
II an extension cord is used, cut off the female connector 
(see P I lot os 2 and :i). 

Beginning on the cut end of the cord, strip back the 
outside covering and find the advance conductor and its 
return. (The red wire is the advance wire and the yellow 
wire is the return.) 

Connect these two wires to the output relay, so that 
when the relay closes, they will make a complete circuit 
(see Photo I). If a commercially built board is used, you 
may wish al ibis time to identify and connect the slide- 
projector's reverse conductor to another relay. The re- 
verse conductor is the remaining white wire. 

Now, on to programming the opening and closing of 
the electronic switch. Line 5 in the sample program con- 
tains the commands that are necessary for initialization of 
the CIA chip — the computer's complex interface adapter. 
These commands should occur early in the program, since 
the projector may not advance properly if initialization 
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The command POKE 56577,255 is used to assure that 
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is used to turn them on. 

The command POKE 56579.255 is used to designate 
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The only problem in advancing the projector is that 
the advance button on most projectors must be held clown 
until the projector cycles. That is, the interface relay must 
be held closed for a short time and then opened. This is 
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Remember, you turned off all the output lines with the 
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Line 300, below, is the subroutine for closing the relay, 
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RETURN 

This subroutine can be called up at any point in the 
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Final Steps 

To set up the system, connect all of the computer 

components together for normal operation. Then, push 
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All programs should include text that explains the 
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This is one man's 

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creatively. What's yours? 

By ANDREWM.COHN 




Several hours after the introduc- 
tion <>[" the home computer, I re- 
ceived a first-hand demonstration 

from my friend. Richard, who will 
always be lite first on die block to 
own anything new. He was as proud 
as a new papa whose offspring could 
read, write, walk and talk at the mo- 
ment of birth. I was polite, but not 
impressed. 

Exactly where the right half of my 
brain was at that lime, I do not know. 
because it took me quite a while to 

4-1 / RUN JANUARY 1986 



realize how that bucket of bits and 
bytes, that overpriced slide rule, 
could be of use to me — a fine arts 
major whose problem in life was not 
how to balance a checkbook elec- 
tronically, hut, rather, how to unleash 
a creativity that clamored for expres- 
sion. Let me explain. . , 

Ten years ago, when I became me- 
dia director for a hospital in Washing- 
ton, DC, 1 was given the task of 
producing educational videotapes. By 
the time I acquired the basic tools of 
my trade, funds had become very tight. 
My requests for new production 
equipment had to compete with re- 
quests for medical instruments. I lost. 

Making a Wish List 

Operating on a restricted budget, 
I could only fantasize about new ways 
and means to create videotapes thai 
could add interest and excitement to 
the process of learning. My growing 
wish list included: 

1. A television title generator. I's- 
ing rub-on instant lettering took an 
eternity. 

2. A graphics design computer, to 
create illustrations, graphs and 
charts — not only for video, but for 
35mm slides as well. 

3. A speech synthesizer. After all, 
this is the computer age; why not jazz 




up the narration with an occasional 
comment by a computerized voice? 

4. A word processor for writing and 
editing scripts. I'm a fast typist, but I 
make errors and have a short memory. 
So why spend itw minutes per mistake 
waiting for the correction lluid to dry 
and lose my next idea? 

">. A music synthesizer. Wouldn't 
it be nice to create original theme 
and background music to edit into 
my videotapes? 

In the world of industrial video, 



this is not a cheap wish list We're 
talking thousands of dollars here. 1 
saw no point it) submitting requests 
for this stuff! 

In the Meantime 

So I l)i(le<l my time, and, before I 

knew it, the VIC-20 was introduced. 
At $300, it was a bargain. In spite of 
my original skepticism, I knew intu- 
itively that this machine would some- 
how get me out of my rut. 

I quickly dumped some of our ob- 
solete audiovisual equipment and 
raised the money for the VIC, know- 
ing that surely someone would have 
the software to enlarge the size of the 
computer's screen text and allow me 
to use it as a title generator. I was 
wrong on that count, but a few 
hundred bouts later I became both 
a programmer and the proud owner 
of the necessary titling software. 

To this day, the sturdy little VIC 
and its Datassctte companion sit at 
my editing console, ready to provide 
whatever titles I might need for my 
videotapes. This brand new capabil- 
ity kept me contented for at least two 
years. The remainder of my wish list, 
however, simply would not go away. 




And the hospital was still not buying 
me any expensive new toys. 

Granting Your Own Wishes 
I knew that to achieve my goals for 
my work, 1 would have to purchase 
my own equipment While this may 
sound unusually altruistic, it oc- 
curred to me that such an arrange- 
ment would permit me to work at 
home from lime to tittle and avoid 
ihe brutal commute. Besides, it was 
aboui time a gadget lover like me 



acquired bis own computer. So that 
is exactly what I did. 

Within six months I had accumu- 
lated a complete C-64 system plus the 
essential software to complete my 
wish list and add some pizzazz to my 
media productions. 

To create original artwork, such as 
cartoons and illustrations, 1 chose the 
KoalaPad with the KoalaPainter soft- 
ware. For video titling, over and above 
what mv VIC-20 can accomplish, I se- 
lected Doodle!. This program allows 
me to display fonts of various sizes 
and, for charts ami graphs, to combine 
text wiih graphics. 

After the artwork is created and 
safelv stored on disk, 1 simply carry 
home a %-inch portable videocassette 
recorder, feed into it the video from 
the Commodore, and tape a mi nine 
or so of each illustration or title set. 
The next clay, the videotape is placed 
into ihe editing deck and integrated 
into the main production. If I need 
to prepare '15mm slides, I simply pho- 
tograph the image directly off the 
computer's monitor. 

For me, artifical speech is a novelty 
that may never wear off. Even with- 
out my work projects in mind, I be- 
lieve that the cost of the computer 
could be justified by the potential of 
this amazing capability. The tech- 
nology still needs refinement, but, 
with enough patience and pho- 
nemes, I have learned to create quite 
acceptable recordings, which, like 
the illustrations, are taped and edited 
into the master videotape. For this 
item on mv wish list, I selected Tro- 
nix's S.A.M. 

Word processing turned out to be 
more tcrrilic than I had ever imag- 
ined. Ihe addition of a printer and 
software has made typing, an area 
that 1 previously left to others pos- 
sessing the patience to cope with cor- 
rection fluid and incessant revisions, 
much more pleasurable. 

Wars ago. when I was studying tele- 
vision production in college. I was 
taught that most musicians do not go 
through the trouble of scoring a mas- 
terpiece for me to copy and incor- 
porate into whatever training film 
I happen to be producing ai the 
time. As tempting as it might be to 
open a film with the theme from 
M*A*S*H, 1 am deterred by the 
spectre of incarceration with copy- 
right violators and similar hardened 
criminals. 

Like many folks, I can sort of "play 
by ear" and pound out an original 
melody, which can actually fool some 



of the people some of the time. Dur- 
ing my p re-con i]j uter years, I did ihis 
on a pair of Casio synthesizers in my 
office. I am now looking into the 
various music .software available for 
the C-64. 1 .suspect thai I will soon he 
creating my own little masterpiece 
on the keyboard, in the comfort of 
my own home. The possibility that 
Beethoven might shift slightly in his 
grave is not important here. 

What is important is that, for a 
relatively small investment in a home 
computer, I gained ihe abiliiv to do 
exactly what I wanted to do ai a frac- 
tion of the usual cost. 

Unleash Your Creative Spirit 

However, should the real point of 
this story be lost in ihe maze Of gad- 
gets ami gimmicks, lei me say thai 
what we are really talking about here 
is not what 1 do for a living, but, 
rather, the process of selling free I he 
inventive spirit that wanders aim- 
lessly along the back alleys of our 
minds. 

One need not he an artist, musi- 
cian or writer (o fulfill ihe fantasy 
of creation; I derived the mosi fun 
from using my speech synthesizer to 




send very strange audio tapes to my 
friends. What's important is the shar- 
ing and sense of satisfaction and 
accomplishment 

For you and me, the borne com- 
puter — thai bucket of bits and bytes — 
can be the key thai unlocks the chains 
which restrict our thoughts and limit 
our achievements. HI 

Address all author correspondence to 
Andrew M. Colin, 7709 Purer Court, 
Springfield, VA 22153. 

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Unlike conventional keyboard 
graphics programs, this program 
produces movement, so you can have 
waterfalls, moving belts, wheels, 
(lashing patterns and many other ef- 
fects. You can also use this program 
for advertising and making special 
announcements. 

[f you haven't used keyboard 
graphics before, look al your com- 
puter's keyboard. Most keys have two 

little pictures, or graphics, on them. 
To prim a key's left-most graphic, 
hold down the Commodore logo key 
(bottom left of keyboard) and press 
the desired key. To print a key's right- 
most graphic, hold down the shift key 
and press the desired key. To change 
to color, hold down the CTRL key 
and press the color key (upper row) 
of your choice. For other colors, press 
the Commodore logo key and a color 
key. Key 1 is orange, 2 is brown, 3 is 
light red, 4 is dark gray, 5 is medium 
gray, b is light green, 7 is light blue 
and 8 is light gray. 



You can combine the little pictures 
to make drawings, borders and other 
things. You can also put text on the 
screen. The very bottom right-hand 
corner is forbidden territory. If you 
print a character here, the screen will 
scroll up and you'll lose the top line 
of your picture. 

When you run the program, the 
screen will clear. The keyboard graph- 
ics work as usual, except for the num- 
bers and some punctuation marks. 
The program will explain which char- 
acters are different when you run it 
Pressing any of these altered keys will 
put a moving character on the screen. 
These characters can be combined 
with letters and normal keyboard 
graphics to produce striking pictures. I 
won't describe which key does what, 
since that would ruin the fun of discov- 
ery and experimentation. 

I lere's something to try. Hold down 
any number key to make a row of 
moving images. Press the return key 
to move the cursor to the left margin 






a. 



on the next 
line. Type your name 
and press the return key again. Now 
use another number key lo make a 
bottom row to highlight your name. 
The English pound key stops the pro- 
gram. Simultaneously pressing the 
shift and CLR/home keys clears the 
screen. 

To save a screen, press the f! key, 
give the computer the name of your 
picture and press the return key. Any 
name will work, provided there isn't 
another picture of the same name on 
the disk. The disk drive's red light 
will come on, and the screen will stop 



pulsing. When 

the pulsing starts again, 
the screen will be saved. 

Loading a picture from disk is al- 
most like saving one, except you use 
the 1'7 key instead of fl. 

When saving or loading, you'll lose 
the character in the upper left-hand 
corner when the cursor returns lo 
the home position alter disk access. 

How the Program Works 

The program demonstrates a novel 
use of custom characters. The com- 
puter docs almost a million things a 
second, but none of those things 
amounts lo much. Also, in human 
terms, the computer does tilings du- 
llard way. For example, to put the 
letter A on the screen, it has to look 
up how to make an A. After doing 
that and drawing the A, the computer 
forgets what it just did and lias lo go 



through the 
whole process again if 
you warn another A. 

Custom characters are made by de- 
signing a character and telling the 
computer to look at it, rather than 
at a letter. So, (hough the computer 
thinks it's getting the instructions to 
draw the letter A, it's really getting 
instructions to draw, say, a tiny alien, 
or whatever you designed. 

All of this is controlled by the VIC- 
II chip, which can look at only 1(>K 
of memory at a time. Since a com- 
plete character set lakes up 2K of 
memory, there's room for eight com- 
plete sets. However, since I've used 
low memory in this program, there's 
room for only six sels, since a lot of 
the Basic operating system and the 
screen take up the first 4K. I've al- 
lotted the next 4K to my program, 
leaving the last 8K to hold my four 
character sets. 

The program rapidly switches 
among the four sels, and a different 
custom character appears on the 

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screen with each switch. Like the 
frames in an animated cartoon, each 
character is a little different from i he- 
last, to achieve the illusion of move- 
ment The noncustom characters are 
the same in each set. so they don't 
appear to change. The change itself 
is controlled by telling memory lo- 
cation 53272 which set to use. 

When you run the program, its 
first task is to copy the entire char- 
acter set from ROM four times into 
RAM. After doing this, it Pokes the 



custom characters into the RAM char- 
acter sets. 

This is a demonstration program, 
so I've used only 20 custom charac- 
ters. You could use far more. The 
advantage to character switching is 
that you gel a lot of animation for 
very little work. Note that most of the 
program is taken up by data to make 
the 20 characters. More of it is taken 
up with the synthetic cursor. In a 
game featuring a maze with electric 
walls (don't touch!) you could make 



the walls with a single custom char- 
acter, alternating just two character 
sets. The resulting animation would 
add greatly to the appeal of the 
program. 

If you want to make your own pro- 
gram using my sets, you'll he limited 
to -IK of Basic memory. Sprites can 
be put in higher memory. The essen- 
tials of my program are reserving 
memory by Poking locations 52,32 
and 5b, 32, putting the custom char- 
acters into the reserved memory and 
switching character sets. The switch 
is accomplished by Poking 53272, 
(PEEKv53272) AND 240) + X. X cycles 
through 8, 10, 12, 14, 8, 10, 12,... 

To make your own program, modify 
my program so it only Pokes the data 
statements into the right places. Run 
my program, then enter NEW. The 
program will he gone, but the charac- 
ter sets will remain in place, You'll then 
be able to write your own program in 
the empty 4K of memory, lie sure that 
the first line of your program reserves 
memory. When you cycle values at the 
magic address (53272), your pictures 
will pulse. 

If you don't want to use my custom 
characters, you can make your own. 
Programmable characters are cov- 
ered in the Commodore 64 Programmer's 
Reference Guide. E 



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Listing 1. Pulsing Pictures program. 



REM PULSING PICTURES FOR C-64 :REM*204 
REM GEORGE TREPAL {3 SPACES ) 2650 ALTURAS 
RD :REM*166 

REM BARTOW FL[2 SPACEs} 3 38 30 :REM*180 
: :REM*106 

POKE 52,32:POKE56 ,32 :POKE650,1 28 
39),TC(39):GOTO56 
REM SYNTHETIC CURSOR 
PRINT" (SH FT CLR}"} : 

CD=54272:H=214:L=21 1 
P-1024+PEEK(H)*40 
40 



GETZ$:IFZ$= 



THEN 200 



DIMTS ( 
:REM*4 
: REM* 70 
:REM*1 00 
:REM*218 
PEKK(U + {PEEK(L) > 39 ) * 
:REM*1 80 



CH=PEEK(P) :K=128 :REM*142 

POKEP,( <CH+K)AND255):PGKEP+CD, PEEK! 646) 

:REM*40 
POKE 53272, ( PEEK( 53272 1AND240 ) +X 

:REM*254 
IFZ$="(LB. }"TI!ENPOKE53272,{PEEKl53272)A 
ND240)+4:END :REM*26 

X=X+2: IF X=16 THEN X=8 :REM*244 

RUN |ANTARV 1986 



240 

250 POKEP,CIl:PRINTZ$; 

260 IFZ$=CHRS( 34 )THENPOKE21 2,0 

270 IFZ$="{SHFT INST)"TI1ENP0KE 

280 IFZ$="{FUNCT 1}"THEN320 

290 IFZ$="{FUNCT 7)"TI!EN450 

300 GOTO180 

310 REM SAVE SCREEN 

320 FORJ=0TO39:TS<J)=PEEK(1024 

K( 55296+J ) : POKE( 1 024+J ) , 32 

330 INPUT" {HOME} PROGRAM NAME"; 

340 IFPN$=""THEN330 

350 PN$=PN$+",S,W" 

360 FORJ=0TO39:POKEJ+1024,TS(J 

6) ,TC( J) :NEXT 

370 OPENS, 8, 8, PN$ 

380 GOSUB1580 

390 FORJ=1024TO2023:VL=PEEK(J) 

400 NEXT 

410 FORJ=55296T056295:VL=PEEK( 

420 NEXT:CLOSE8:CLOSE15 

4 30 GOTO17 

4 40 REM LOAD SCREEN 



:REM*234 
:REM*236 
: REM* 21 1 

216,0:REM*217 
:REM*207 
:REM*1 1 9 
:REM*103 
:REM*245 

-t J) :TC( J )=PEE 

:NEXT :REM*5 

PN$ :REM*105 

:REM*7 

:REM*239 

):POKE(J+5529 
:REM*187 
:REM*205 
: REM* 165 

:PRINT#8,VL 

:REM*83 
:REM*155 

J):PRINT#8,VL 

:REM*69 

:REM*1 3 

:REM*217 

:REM*61 



Circle 2 on Reader Service card. 



SWIFTAX ... ONE GOOD 

REASON FOR PREPARING 

YOUR OWN TAXES 



You don't have to know much 
about accounting or computers to 
prepare your own taxes. With Swiftax, 
Timeworks' easy-to-operate, menu- 
driven program, you'll complete your 
1985 Federal income tax 
returns quickly and pain- 
lessly. And, our easy-to- 
use manual provides 
the information you'll 
need to keep your returns 
accurate and up-to-date. 

Features: Guides you 
through every step of the 
tax preparation process 
with full user prompts, and 
instructs you on which 
forms you must complete. 

Automatically checks 
your tax alternatives, such 
as income averaging, etc., 
and calculates the lowest 
amount of income tax you must pay. 

Sets up a unique Taxpayer File, 
enabling you to make changes to your 
completed tax return, at a later date. 

Includes the most commonly 
used supporting schedules - A,B,C,D, 




totals, and integrates this information 

onto your Form 1 040, 1 040A or 

1040EZ. 

Prints your tax information directly 

onto tax forms as well as blank paper. 
Prints itemized lists of 
dividends, interest, etc., 
that are too long for the 
standard forms. 

Prints amortization 
schedules, summarizing 
yearly principal and 
interest payments. 

A new program disc 
and manual can be ob- 
tained for one additional 
year at a nominal charge. 
Swiftax. One more 
powerful productivity tool 
from Timeworks to help 
you keep your business 
(and your life) in order. 
Now at your favorite 

dealer. Suggested retail price: IBM/ 

Apple-$69.95, Commodore 64 and 

128*-$49.95. 

Available for IBM*, PC* and 
PCjr*; Apple* family; 



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Afore power for your dollar. 



Other Timeworks Programs: Sylvia Porter's Personal 
Financial Planner - Sylvia Porter's Personal Investment 
Manager ■ Word Writer ■ SwiftCalc = Data Manager 2 ■ The 
Evelyn Wood Dynamic Reader ■ The Money Manager ■ 
Business Systems ■ Sideways ■ 

"Registered Trademarks ol International Business Machines Corporation. Apple Computer, 
I no ar>d Commodore Computer Sysloms 

& 1984 Tlmoworfcs. fnc All nghis reserved 



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listing I am tinned. 

450 INPUT" {SHFT CLR} PROGRAM NAME";PN$ 

:REM*233 
460 IFPNS=""THEN450 :REM*147 

470 PN$=PN$+",S,R" :REM*37 

480 OPEN8,8,8,PNS :REM*59 

490 GOSUB1580 :REM*19 

500 FORJ=1024TO2023:INPUT#8,VL:POKEJ,VL 

: REM* 9 5 
510 NEXT :REM*9 

52 FORJ=55296TQ56295:INPUT#8,VL:POKEJ,VL 

: REM* 62 
530 NEXT: CLOSES :CLOSE1 5 :REM*1 24 

54 GOTO17 :REM*72 

550 REM MOVE CHARACTER SET :REM*1 

560 POKE 53280,12: POKE 53281,0: POKE 646,1 

3 :REM*254 

570 PRINT" {SHFT CLR }" : PRINTSPC( 1 2 } " {CRSR DN 

1PULSING PICTURES" :REM*124 

580 PRINTSPCI 12 ) "(CRSR DN}BY GEORGE TREPAL" 

:REM*182 
590 PRINTSPC(6)"[2 CRSR DNs}THE CHARACTERS 

THAT MOVE ARE:" :REM*40 

600 PRINTSPC(9)"UNSHIFTED 1 THROUGH 9" 

:REM*216 
610 PSINTSPCt 11 ) "SHIFTED 6(2 SPACEs)7(2 SPA 

CEs}8(2 SPACES} 9" :REM*208 

620 PRINTSPC(6>"AND UNSIIIFTED ,{2 SPACEs}.{ 

2 SPACES}* {2 SPACEs}+{2 SPACEs}/{2 SPAC 

Es}-" :REM*188 

630 PRINTSPC(6)"{CRSR DN)THE {LB.} SIGN END 

S THE PROGRAM." :REM*44 

640 PRINTSPC(6)" {CRSR DN}F1 SAVES THE SCREE 

N TO DISK" :REM*100 

650 PRINTSPC(6)"{CRSR DN)F7 LOADS A SCREEN 

FROM DISK" :REM*1 4 4 

660 PRINTSPC(6)"12 CRSR DNs}{COMD 3} {SHFT S 

}{COMD 6} PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE - WAIT" 

: REM* 3 4 
670 PRINTSPC(9)"{CRSR DN} MOVING CHARACTER S 

ETS" :REM*92 

680 J=5324S: K=8192: L=10240: M=12288: N=14 

336 :REM*90 

690 POKE56334,PEEK{ 56334 )AND254:REM INTERRU 

PT OFF :REM*202 

700 POKE 1,PEEK(1) AND 251: REM I/O OUT 

: REM* 6 2 
710 FORI=0TO2023:P=PEEK(I+J> :REM*244 
720 POKE I+K,P: POKE I+L,P: POKE I+M.P: POK 

E I + N,P :REM*202 

730 NEXT :REM*230 

52 / RUN JANUAKY 1986 



740 POKE 1,PEEK(1) OR 4: REM I/O IN :REM*52 
750 POKE 56334, PEEK( 56334) OR 1: REM INTERR 
UPT ON :REM*192 

760 REM INSTALL CUSTOM CHARACTERS :REM*244 
770 J=8495 :REM*183 

780 PRINTSPC{6)"{CRSR DN } INSTALLING CUSTOM 

CHARACTERS" :REM*119 

790 J=J+1:READ X:IF X<0 THEN810 :REM*239 
800 POKE J,X: GOTO790 : REM* 9 3 

810 IF J<10000 THEN J=10543: GOT07 90 : REM*33 
820 IF J<12000 THEN J=12591: GOTO790 :REM*45 
830 IF J<14000 THEN J=14639: GOTO790 

:REM*1 99 
840 PRINT" {SHFT CLR } { 6 CRSR DNs}{2 SPACES }P 
RESS THE SPACE BAR TO GO ON OR ANY" 

:REM*1 1 1 
850 PRINT" {2 SPACEsJOTHER KEY TO CHANGE BAC 
KGROUND COLOR" :REM*139 

86 GETA$:IFA$=""THEN86 :REM*71 

870 IFA$<>" "TIIENPOKE53281 , ( CLAND1 5 ) :CL=CL+ 
1:GOTO860 :REM*22 3 

880 X=8:GOTO160 :REM*19 9 

890 DATA0, 126, 126 ,96 ,96, 126, 126, 0,24, 60 

:REM*51 
900 DATA 102, 195, 129, 24, 60, 102, 24, 36, 66, 129 

:REM*17 3 
910 DATA24, 36, 66, 129, 102, 60, 24, 0,1 95, 102 

:REM*103 
920 DATA60, 24, 129, 66, 36, 24, 129, 66, 36, 24 

:REM*1 07 
930 DATA255, 255, 0,0, 0,255, 255, 0,255,0 

:REM*13 
940 DATA0, 0,255, 0,0, 0,255, 255, 0,0 :REM*167 
950 DATA0, 255, 255, 0,255, 0,0,0, 255, 0:REM*201 
960 DATA0, 0,25 5, 129,129,129,129,129,129,255 

;REM*1 35 
970 DATA0, 0,0, 24, 24, 0,0, 0,192, 129 :REM*7 

980 DATA3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96, 3, 129, 192, 96 

:REM*135 
990 DATA48, 24, 12, 6, 192, 192, 192, 192, 192, 192 

:REM*91 
1000 DATA192,192,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3 :REM*243 
1010 DATA255, 255,0, 0,0, 0,255, 255, 195, 195 

:REM*1 89 

1020 DATA1 95,1 95,1 95,1 95,195,195,135,36,48, 

4 : REM* 179 

1030 DATA108, 104, 0,49, 0,0, 0,0,1 5,15 :REM*72 

1040 DATA15,15,204,204,51 ,51 , 204 ,204 , 51 , 51 

:REM*21 8 
1050 DATA -1 :REM*170 

1060 DATA0, 126, 126, 102, 102, 102, 102, 0,60, 102 

:REM*1 4 
1070 DATA1 9 5, 129, 24, 60, 102, 195, 36, 66, 129, 24 

:HEM*1 1 4 
1080 DATA36, 66, 129, 24, 195, 102, 60, 24, 0,1 95 

:REM*1 50 
1090 DATA1 02, 60, 24, 129, 66, 36, 24, 129, 66, 36 

: REM* 8 4 
1100 DATA255, 0,0, 0,255, 255, 0,0, 0,0 :REM*116 
1110 DATA0, 25 5, 0,0, 0,255, 0,255, 255,0: REM* 30 
1120 DATA0, 0,255, 25 5, 0,255, 0,0, 0,255 

:REM*16 4 
1130 DATA0 , , , 1 26 , 66 , 66 , 66 , 66 , 1 26 , 

:REM*134 
1140 DATA0, 0,60, 36, 36, 60, 0,0, 3, 6 :REM+152 
11 50 DATA! 2,24,48,96,193,1 31 ,192,96,48,24 

:REM*162 
1160 DATA1 2,6,1 31 ,193,48,48,48,48,48,48 

:REM*248 
1 170 DATA48 , 48 , 12,12,12,12,12,12,12,12 

:REM*122 






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Simple, easy to use. 



Professional quality defines new 
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64/128* Ease of use is unique. 
Manuals are illustrated, readable and 
easy to understand. Menus arc clear 
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B.E.S.T. software gives you more 
time to focus on business. (No 
need for computer or accounting 

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experience.) B.E.S.T. systems seem 

^., simple. Yet this is very sophisticated 
;""( software, easily capable of becoming 
si the indispensible management tool. 

Our object ire is to make your busi- 
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*\ Available at your local computer store. 



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Listing 1 continued, 

1180 DATA0,255,25 5,0,0,25 5,25 5,0,102,102 

: REM* 96 
1 1 90 DATA1 02,102,102,102,102,102,192,196,28 

r80 :REM*12 

1200 DATA0,103,37,32,0,0,0,0,240,240:REM*12 
1210 DATA240, 240, 102, 102, 15 3, 153, 102, 102, 15 

3,153 :REM*66 

1220 DATA -1 :REM*84 

12 30 DATA0 ,126,126,6,6,126,126,0,102,195 

:REM*154 
124 DATA0, 24, 60, 102, 195, 24, 66, 129, 24 ,36 

:REM*156 
1250 DATA66, 129, 24, 36, 24, 195, 102, 60, 24,0 

:REM*34 
1260 DATA1 95, 102, 36, 24, 129, 66, 36, 24, 129, 66 

:REM*78 
1270 DATA0, 0,0, 255, 255, 0,0, 0,0,0 :REM*170 
1280 DATA255, 0,0, 0,25 5, 0,0, 255, 255,0 

:REM*245 
1290 DATA0, 0,0, 255, 0,0, 255, 0,0,0 :REM*11 
1300 DATA25 5,0,0,0,60,36,36,60,0,0 :REM*119 
1310 DATA0, 126, 66, 66, 66, 66, 126, 0,1 2, 24 

: REM* 37 

13 20 DATA48,96,192,129,3,6,48,24,12,6 

:REM*209 
13 30 DATA3, 129, 192, 96, 12,12, 12,12,12,12 

:REM*73 
13 40 DATA1 2, 12, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48 

:REM*233 
1350 DATA0, 0,0, 255, 255, 0,0, 0,24, 24 :REM*103 
1360 DATA24, 24,24, 24, 24, 24,0, 143 ,160, 162 

:REM*21 3 
1370 DATA2, 42, 200, 3, 24 0,240, 24 0,24 0,0,0 

:REM*237 
1380 DATA0,0,51 ,51, 204, 204, 51 ,51, 204, 204 

:REM*91 



1390 DATA -1 :REM*255 

14 00 DATA0, 102, 102, 102, 102, 126, 126, 0,1 95,0 

:REM*195 
1410 DATA24, 60, 102, 19 5, 24, 60, 129, 24, 36, 66 

:REM*31 
1420 DATA1 29, 24, 36, 66, 60, 24, 19 5, 102, 60, 24 

:REM*223 
14 30 DATA0, 195, 66, 36, 152, 129, 66, 36, 24, 129 

:REM*101 
14 40 DATA0, 0,255, 255, 0,0, 0,25 5, 0,2 55 

:REM*153 
1450 DATA0, 0,0, 255, 0,0, 0,0, 255, 255 :REM*225 
1460 DATA0, 0,0, 0,0, 0,0, 255, 0,0 :REM*217 
1470 DATA0, 255, 0,0, 0,24, 24, 0,0,0 :REM*93 
14 80 DATA2 55, 129, 12 9, 129 ,129, 129, 129, 25 5, 48 
,96 :REM*93 

14 90 DATA1 92 ,129, 3, 6, 12, 24, 12, 6, 3, 129 

:REM*233 
1500 DATA192, 96, 48, 24, 3, 3,3,3,3,3 :REM+245 
1510 DATA3, 3, 192 ,192,192,192,192,192,192,19 

2 : REM* 19 
1520 DATA0, 255, 255, 0,0, 255, 255, 0,54, 54 

:REM*133 
1 530 DATA54 , 54 , 54 , 54 , 54 , 54 , 3 , 1 21 , , 21 5 

:REM*179 
1540 DATA! 6, 244, 6, 48, 15, 15, 15, 15, 0,0 

:REM*198 

15 50 DATA0, 0,1 02, 102, 153, 153, 102, 102, 153, 15 

3 :REM*76 
1560 DATA -1 :REM*170 
1570 REM ERROR TRAP :REM*126 
1580 OPEN15,8,15 :REM*212 
1590 INPUT/l/15,E,E$ :REM*168 
1600 IFE=0T!JENRETURN :REM*2 
1610 PRINTE,E$:CLOSE8:CLOSE15:END :REM*248 



Circlo 9t on Reader Service card. 



A 



^ 



the Short Wave Listener for 

RECEPTION OF MORSE CODE & 
RADIO TELETYPE SIGNALS. 

LEARN 
MORSE CODE 



Plug the SWL cartridge into your Commodore "64" Expansion Port, connect a 

shortwave radio and you'll be watching text readout from weather stations; 

news services, ships and HAM radio operators all over the world. A whole 

new use for your home computer. Trie SWL contains both program in 

ROM and radio interface circuit to copy Morse code and all 

speeds/shifts of radio teletype. Plus the on screen tuning 

indicators mean you never have to take your eyes off the video 

for perfect tuning. Housed in a small 3" x 2-1/2" x 7/8" f _A 

enclosure, with speaker in/out and practice hand key S^ ■Av-' 

lacks, It needs no other computer connection or Jr \&. .\C r", 

power supply. Unshift on space, word wrap jrlrf? vi^ 

around, real time clock, and keyword or /^ ^J 

manual printer control for permanent /\\0 \ r 

paper copy, so that you won't miss a j^'^r'tf^' 

singie bit of the action. For about s^, rf^> ' 

the price of another "Pac-Zapper" 

game, you can tie into the 

exciting worid of digital 

communication with 

the Microiog SWL 



a#* 






&y the RIGHT WAY 



V 



WITH THE 

Morse Coach. 

$4995 



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64 



A complete Morse code tutor in a conveni- 
ent plug-in cartridge for your Commodore 
"64," The Morse Coach means business. It's 
not a toy program or a simple random code gen- 
erator. Originally developed jointly by Microiog and 
several government agencies experienced in Morse in- 
struction. Four years of extensive service prove it's the 
quickest way to Morse proficiency.The method works! You start from absolutely no 
knowledge of Morse, progress through the alphanumeric symbols, and on to any speed 
desired. The "alphabet" part of the program introduces new characters and plots the progress 
on a bar-chart. The speed/test section correlates the input, analyzes mistakes and provides a 
printout of the analysis/lest results on your Commodore screen or printer. As a bonus, it also boosts 
typing skill. You've never seen any tape or program do that! In fact, there's never been a system so 
thorough, so efficient and so effective as the Microiog Morse Coach. 



54 /RUN JANUARY 1986 



nil- 




Flight Simulator II 

Scenery Disks 

The Challenge of Accomplished Flight 

With a realism comparable to (and in some ways even surpassing) 
$100,000 aircraft flight simulators. Flight Simulator II includes full 
flight instrumentation and avionics, and provides a full-color out-the- 
window view. Instruments are arranged in the format standard to 
modern aircraft. All the radios needed for IFR flight are included. 
Front, rear, left, right, and diagonal views let you look in any direction. 
Program features are clearly documented in a 96-page Pilot's Operat- 
ing Handbook. 

For training in proper flight techniques. Flight Simulator II includes 
another 96-page instruction manual, compiled by two professional 
flight instructors with over 8,000 hours flight time and 12,000 hours 
of aviation teaching experience. You'll learn correct FAA- 
rocommended flight procedures, from basic aircraft control through 
instrument approaches. To reward your accomplishments, the 
manual even includes a section on aerobatic maneuvers. 

The Realism and Beauty of Flight 

Go sight-seeing over detailed, realistic United States 
scenery. High-speed graphic drivers provide an 

animated out-the-window view in either day, dusk, or 

night flying modes. 

Flight Simulator II features over 80 airports in four 
different scenery areas: New York, Chicago, Seattle, 
and Los Angeles, Six additional Scenery Disks covering 
the entire Western half of the United States are now 
available in IBM and C64/I28 disk formats. 



Apple and Atari versions will be released soon. Each disk covers a 
geographical region of the country in detail, and is very reasonably 
priced. 

The Pure Fun of "World War I Ace" 

When you think you're ready, you can test your flying skills with the 
"World War I Ace" aerial battle game. This game sends you on a 
bombing run over heavily-defended enemy territory. Six enemy 
fighters will attempt to engage you in combat as soon as war is 
declared. Your aircraft can carry five bombs, and your machine guns 
are loaded with 100 rounds of ammunition. 

See Your Dealer. Flight Simulator II is available on disk for the 
Apple II. Atari XL/XE. and Commodore 64/128 computers for 
$49.95. Scenery Disks for the C64 and IBM PC (Jet or Microsoft 
Flight Simulator) are $19.95 each. A complete Western U.S. Scenery 
six-disk set is also available for $99.95. For additional product or 
ordering information, call (800) 637-4983. 

Apple II it a ttadematl* of Apple Computer, Inc. 
Atari XL and XE Are trademarks of Atari Corp. 
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Flight 
Simulator! 



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BRS/Af ter Dark 

and 

The Knowledge Index 

B) MARGARET MORABITO and CHRISTINE ADAMEC 



When it comes to information ser- 
vices, Americans are one of the most 
active groups of consumers in the 
world. The amounts of information 
available today and the large number 
of people seeking information for 
daily needs have led us to a [joint 
where information exchange has be- 
come a necessary component of our 
vocations and even our personal 
lives. We need information in order 
to make decisions, plan, write re- 
ports, and otherwise to be "in die 
know," and we need it last. 

For several reasons, telecommu- 
nications is contributing to rapid 
growth in this type of consumerism. 
The on-line information networks 
can hold massive amounts of varied 
in formal ion in one central location. 
We don'l have to physically move 
from library to library or wail for 
inter-library loans to come through. 

This centralization of information 
is compounded with another aspect 
of telecommunications — speed. Us- 
ing an online network thai has so- 
phisticated search features, yoti can 
now accomplish in a few hours what 
used to lake up to four or five days 
to research. 

Both of these aspects of telecom- 
munications combine to benefit the 
professional, the home user and the 
student by saving lime and money, 
and providing access to much more 
56 / RUN JANUARY 1986 



Do you have a term paper 

due tomorrow and can't get 

to the library? Or maybe you 

haven't researched that 

article or report as 

thoroughly as you could 

have. These two 

bibliographic on-line services 

offer a vast source of 

information, without a lot of 

legwork or book-toting. 



in formation than any local library 
can hold. 

On-line databases that provide 
specialized information normally 
found in libraries and professional 
research facilities are known as bib 
liographic services. These services 
can provide full-text versions of ar- 
ticles from a variety of sources; ab 
stracts (summaries) of books, maga 
zinc articles, conference reports 
case rulings, etc.; indexes of all ma 
terials written about certain topics: 
and more. 

There arc hundreds of these da- 
tabases available to you if you have 
a computer and a modem. Some of 
them are directed towards universi- 



ties, businesses and large professional 
applications. BRS and DIALOG are 
two massive networks providing bib- 
liographic information services for 
large-scale users. 

There arc also smaller biblio- 
graphic networks tailored for the less 
frequent user, such as the home or 
professional user, the small-business- 
person or student. This month, we 
will look at two such bibliographic 
networks: BRS/After Dark and The 
Knowledge Index. Both of these net- 
works are offsprings of their larger 
parent companies, namely, BRS and 
DIALOG. 

Let's start off with a look at BRS/ 
After Dark. 

BRS/ After Dark 

BRS/After Dark is an outstanding 
and easy-to-use computerized search 
service based in Latham, New York. 
Providing literally millions of cita- 
tions from medical, business, social 
service and other types of informa- 
tion, BRS/After Dark is comprehen- 
sive and fiin to use, whether you're 
a student, doctor, businessperson or 
anyone who needs information. (BRS 
stands for Bibliographic Retrieval 
Service.) 

Since March of 1982, BRS/After 
Dark has offered its services to edu- 
cators, doctors, business people, re- 
searchers and the just plain curious. 



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Illustration b\ Earl Kt'llnis 



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Today this search service provides 
over BO databases, ranging froiri die- 
Harvard Business Review 10 the 
American Psychological Association 
to U.S. Hooks in Print and many oth- 
ers. (It's adding a Legal Resource In- 
dex, a Magazine Index, a National 
Newspaper Index and more.) 

The service is called "After Dark" 
because of" the hours during which 
you can search. (BRS — without the 
"After Dark" — is available during the 
day, but at about triple the price.) 
Users can access BRS/After Dark on 
Monday-Friday from 6 I'M until 3 AM 
(Eastern lime), Saturdays from 6 AM 
until 4 am and Sundays from o AM 
until 2 PM and 7 I'M until 4 AM. 

To use this service, you need only 
your computer, any S00- or 1200- 
baud modem and modem software. 
(I use the West ridge modem and soft- 
ware for my C-64.) I also recommend 
a printer, so you can save your in- 
formation on pages. 

New BRS/After Dark users pay a 
one-lime sign-up fee of $75, and a 
minimum monthly charge of $12. 
You're charged ait on-line fee of $6 
per hour, and each database has its 
own hourly charge — for example, the 
Books in Print database charges $14 
per hour. 

The Education Resource Infor- 
mation Center (ERIC) database costs 
Sfi per hour (the lowest hourly 
charge), and the International Phar- 
maceutical Abstracts database costs 
$25. (Most databases run around 
S10-SI5 per hour.) 

You're charged by the minute, not 
by the whole hour, and even a novice 
can whip through a search in faster 
than 00 minutes. Your bill is charged 
to your American Express, Master 
Card or Visa account, and BRS/After 
Dark sends you monthly statements. 

Searches are easy to perform — von 
can be a first-timer and handle this 
system. (No fancy courses are re- 
quired to break mysterious codes — 
everything is very up-front. And BRS 
also provides a toll-free customer ser- 
vice number.) 

Using BRS/After Dark 

After you've signed up as a sub- 
scriber, you'll receive a very clear 
manual and your passwords. To ac- 
cess BRS, you'll dial a local phone 
number, then type in your pass- 
words. BRS will ask you for your com- 
puter screen's line length and width 
length (I use 40 and 25 for my C-64) 
and then show you the menu. 

"Looking for Info?" is the option 
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you'll select to perform a search. (You 
can also learn about new additions 
or change your password, if you so 
desire.) 

Next, you're asked which category 
you'd like to search. Offerings as of 
September 1985 included science 
and medicine, business and finance, 
reference, education or social sci- 
ence/humanities. 

If you've opted for "business," then 
you're given another menu. As of this 
writing, the service offers eight dif- 
ferent business databases, from ABI/ 
Inform (produced by Data Courier. 
Inc., this database covers business 
and management periodicals world- 
wide — updated to the current 
month — for a $15 hourly rate) to 
Business Software Data, Patent Data 
and other selections. 

Let's say you want ABI/Inform. 
That code word is INFO. The com- 
puter then asks if you'd like prompts 
for the code words. If you're a begin- 
ner, you'll want to see these prompts, 
since they explain that "S" is for 
"Search," "P" is for "Print," "M" is 
for "Menu," etc. 

You will also be asked if you'd like 
a description of the database. If you 
do, you'll receive a short description 
of who provides the service, what 
they cover, cost, and so on. 

You really should plan your search 
before ever turning on the computer. 
(Time is money!) Performing a search 
entails typing in a series of keywords. 
The computer searches its database 
for these keywords, and, within sec- 
onds, reports back on how many 
places it found your subject covered. 
Obviously, if you come up with some 
huge number of documents, you'll 
want to narrow your search. 

For example, I used the INFO da- 
tabase, and the keyword "computer." 
I was told that there were 15,262 doc- 
uments available. Then I used "1985 
and computers" and received 1591 
hits. Still too many. Then I typed 
"Commodore 64 and 1985," and 
learned there were three documents. 
So I ordered a printout. 

The system asks you whether you 
want a short, medium or long cita- 
tion. If you've received 45 hits and 
you're curious about them all, you 
might pick the short option. That 
way, you can see whether they're 
worth scanning at length later. (But 
with just three, you might as well go 
with the long option, which provides 
you with abstracts of about 250 
words.) 

You'll learn as you go along. For 



example, I once wanted to search 
how weather affected people's be- 
havior, using several social science 
databases. Therefore, I typed in 
"weather and behavior," and the sys- 
tem informed me there were 20 doc- 
uments available. 

After ordering a printout, how- 
ever, I found that almost all the in- 
formation involved how weather 
affected insects, cows and other crea- 
tures — people were barely men 
dotted! Since I rapidly realized my 
mistake, I pressed Q, ordering the 
computer to quit printing, and 
changed my search to "human be- 
havior and weather." This time I re- 
ceived mention of fewer documents, 
but they answered my needs. 

You can also search a field accord- 
ing to the names of its various ex- 
perts. For instance, I once used as a 
keyword "Seymour Papert," a re- 
nowned computer expert; one data- 
base failed to find him, but another 
yielded exactly what I needed. 

Keep Informed 

BRS/After Dark is fun and much 
less expensive than what private 
search companies will charge you. (I 
speak from experience!) The scope 
of information is very comprehen- 
sive. For example, last night 1 per- 
formed searches on such varying 
topics as trade shows, color separa- 
tion and open adoptiott, and I found 
highly useful information on all 
three. 

The service is ideal for colleges, 
high schools, entrepreneurs and 
many other groups of information 
addicts. Decide for yourself if this 
search service could optimize your 
own information needs. (BRS/After 
Dark, 1200 Route 7, Latham, NY 
121 10; 800-2-ASKBRS.) 

The Knowledge Index 

Another bibliographic network 
available to home users is The Knowl- 
edge Index. Like BRS/After Dark, 
The Knowledge Index is offered to 
home users during the nighttime 
hours. It was created by DIALOG In- 
formation Retrieval Service specifi- 
cally as a service for computer 
owners who need to gather data 
about a specific topic and would 
most likely be working from their 
homes rather than from ilieir offices. 

The Knowledge Index holds about 
25 databases, all of which are also 
available on DIALOG. The Knowl- 
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search methods, and you aren'l over- 



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This remarkable Interlace lets you run your home through your 
Commodore 64 or 128 and a keyboard or joystick. 

When you're away, it makes your home look and sound lived in. 
When you're home, it can turn off the TV at night and wake you 
up to stereo and fresh brewed coffee in the morning. It can 
even turn on your air conditioner and control your heating. 

SPECIAL COLOR GRAPHICS MAKE PROGRAMMING A SNAP. 

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ance to go on or off when- 
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light intensity and more. 

THE WAY IT WORKS. The X-10 Powerhouse Interface is 

cable- connected to the Commodore "User" port and 
plugged into a standard 1 10V outlet. After it is programmed, 
the Interface sends digitally encoded signals through your 
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plicated search features thai often 
accompany the larger bibliographic 
networks, [f you need to find certain 
information, you can log on to ihis 
network and quickly find it. 

For example, if you wanted to 
know all of the magazines that spe- 
cifically cover the C-64 computer, 
you could search through the Mag- 
azine Index using keywords such as 
"Commodore" and "home com- 
puters." You would be told how many 
magazines deal with Commodore 
home computers, then you would be 
given i heir names and all pertinent 
informal ion. The Magazine Index 
covers such topics as current events, 
recreation, travel, business, science, 
technology, consumer product re- 
views, spoils, art and more. 

If you needed to find out who pub- 
lished a particular book that you are 
trying to locate for a research paper, 
you could search the Books in Print 
database. This would give you the 
title, author, publisher and other de- 
tails about that book. You could also 
locate other related books that have 
been published in the U.S. and any 
that are going to be published within 
the next six months. There are over 
14,00(1 U.S. book publishers covered 
in this database. 

Educators and students will find 
ERIC on The Knowledge Index. This 
database includes Resources in Edu- 
cation, which covers noteworthy edu- 
cational research projects and reports, 
and the Current Index to Journals in 
Education, which is an index of more 
than 7(K) educational periodicals. 

Legal professionals or people 
wanting to learn about law can access 
The Legal Resource Index on this 
network. 'Ibis database provides over 
700 legal periodicals, five law news- 
papers, legal publications on specific 
topics and government publications 
from the Library of Congress. 

For medical information, Medline 
oilers indexed articles from over 
3000 international journals covering 
biomedical topics, and cites about 
600,000 references to articles that 
have been written and published in 
these journals. 

Furthermore, there is the Biosis Pre- 
views and Backfile database. This cov- 
ers the areas of biology, medicine and 
interdisciplinary life sciences and pro- 
vides citations from Biological Ab- 
stracts and Biological Abstraets/RRM. 

If you are interested in finding out 
what software is commercially avail- 
able for your computer, yott can access 



the International Software Database. 
The information within this database- 
is gathered from computer journals 
worldwide. Records contain two- or 
three-line descriptions of the software 
items. Each item is tagged with the 
names of compatible computers. Pur- 
chase price and suppliers' names and 
addresses are included. 

To give you an idea of the breadth of 
coverage on The Knowledge Index, 
some of the subject areas covered in- 
clude agriculture, books, business, 
computers, electronics, corporate 
news, education, engineering, govern- 
ment publications, legal research, 
magazines, medicine, news and psy- 
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may find two to three major databases, 
providing information that totals over 
t'wv million references and abstracts 
available throughout the network. 

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To subscribe to The Knowledge In- 
dex, you can contact DIALOG Infor- 
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Ave., Falo Alto, CA 94304. Or, you 
can phone 800-528-6050 to order in- 
formation about the network. 

There is a S2-1 per hour (-10 cents/ 
minute) on-line charge and a $35 
sign-up fee for The Knowledge In- 
dex. When you sign up, you gel a 
password, an instructional user man- 
ual and two free hours of on-line 
time. There is no monthly minimum 
charge. 

The hourly charges on a network 
like this are slightly higher than the 
general-interest networks because of 
the highly specialized information 
offered as well as the high-speed 
search features, which save you time 
and money. 

When you look at this hourly cost in 
perspective, you will see a large saving 
in effort and money, especially if yott 
live in a rural area. Rather than driving 
80 miles to a large city university li- 
brary thai holds the articles that you 
need, you can log on and get your own 
copies of them. 

Next month, we'll take a look at 
several databases available for those 
people wanting information and ad- 
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Some Historic Breakthroughs 
Dont Take As Much Explaining 

As CompuServe. 



But then, some historic 
breakthroughs could only 
take you from the cave to 
the tar pits and back again. 

CompuServe, on the other hand, 
makes a considerably more civilized 
contribution to your life. 

!t turns that marvel of the 20th 
century, the personal computer, into 
something useful. 

Unlike most personal 
computer products you 
read about, CompuServe 
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to know a thing about programming 
to use it. You subscribe to CompuServe 
— and 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 
it puts a universe of information, 
entertainment and communications 
right at your fingertips. 

A few of the hundreds 
of things you can do with 
CompuServe. 

COMMUNICATE 

EasyPlex'" Electronic Mail lets even 
beginners compose, edit, send and 
file messages the first time they get 
online. It puts friends, relatives and 



business associates — anywhere in 
the country — in constant, conven- 
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CB Simulator features 

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with thousands of other 

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unforgettable, and the friendships 

hard and fast. 

""i More than 100 Forums welcome 
jj your participation in "discussions" 
H on all sorts of topics. There are 
Forums for computer owners, 
gourmet cooks, investors, pilots, golf- 
ers, musicians, you name it! Also, 
Electronic Conferencing lets busi- 
nesses put heads together without 
anyone having to leave the shop. 

Bulletin Boards let you "post" 
messages where thousands will see 
them. You can use our National 
Bulletin Board or the specialized 
Bulletin Boards found in just about 
every Forum. 

HAVE FUN 

Our full range of games includes 
"You Guessed It!" the first online 
TV-style game show you play for real 
prizes; and Mega Wars 111, offering the 



ultimate in interactive excitement. 
And there are board, parlor, sports 
and educational games to play alone 

or against other subscribers 

throughout the country. 

Movie Reviews keep that big 

night at the movies from being a 

five star mistake. 

SHOP 

THE ELECTRONIC MALL M gives 
you convenient, 24-hour-a-day, 
7-day-a-week shopping for name 
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prices from nationally known stores 
and businesses. 

SAVE ON TRIPS 

Travelshopper ™ 

lets you scan flight 
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virtually any 
airline — world- 
wide), find airfare 
bargains and order 
tickets right on your computer. 

Worldwide Exchange sets you up 
with the perfectyacht, condo, villa, 
or whatever it takes to make your next 
vacation a vacation . 

A to Z Travel/News Service 

provides the latest travel news plus 
complete information on over 20,000 
hotels worldwide. 





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continuously updated . . . 
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The College Board, operated by the 
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SAT, choosing a college and getting 
financial aid. 

KEEP HEALTHY 

Healthnet will never replace a real, 
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readily available source of health and 
medical information for the public. 
Human Sexuality gives the civiliza- 
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intelligent alternative to the daily 
"Advice to the Lovelorn" columns. 
Hundreds turn to it for real answers. 

BE INFORMED 

All the latest news is at your 

fingertips. Sources include the AP 
news wire (covering all 50 states plus 
national news), the 
Washington Post, 
USA TODAY Update, 
specialized business 
and trade publica- 
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can find out instantly what Congress 
did yesterday; who finally won the 
game; and what's happening back in 
Oskaloosa with the touch of a button. 
And our electronic clipping service 
lets you tell us what to watch for. We'll 
electronically find, clip and file news 
for you. . .to read whenever you'd like, 

INVEST WISELY 

Comprehensive investment help 

just might tell you more about the 
stock you're looking at 
than the company's 
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stocks, bonds, funds, issues and 
options. Five years of daily com- 
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Site II facilitates business 
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National and Canadian business 
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of companies worldwide. 

GET SPECIALIZED 
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Pilots get personalized flight plans, 
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Entrepreneurs use CompuServe 
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Lawyers, doctors, engineers, mil- 
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And now for the 
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Although CompuServe makes the 
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Here's exactly how 
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First, relax. 

There are no advanced computer 
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In fact, if you know 
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CP/M Treasure Trove 

Discover a bounteous supply of 

almost free CP/M programs that you 

can use on your new C-128. This 

article reveals the secret of where 

to call or write. 

By CHERYL PETERSON 



One nice feature ofCP/M-compatible computers is that 
a CP/M program developed for one computer will usually 
run on another, unless the program contains system- 
specific functions. 

This spells good news for C-128 owners, hecause now 
yon can run Osborne or Fpson programs, for example, 
on your CI '28. Bui an even bigger supply of software 
exists for the 128 owner, if you only know where to look. 

Called public domain software, it is uncopyrighted and 
freely available through user groups and electronic bulletin 
boards. If you have a modem and terminal software, some of 
it can be had for the price of the disk to save it on and maybe 
a telephone call. Sottie is available for a yearly membership 
fee in a user group and a small charge to cover disk price 
and copying. For those who don't mind paying CompuServe 
connect charges, much of this software can be found in the 
data libraries of the CP/M SIC. 

This article includes lists of some places to look for all 
this "free" software; but lust, let's take a look at the types 
of groups who give it away. 

User Groups 

There are several national user groups that maintain 
a public domain software library. SIG/M (Special Interest 
Croup for Microcomputers) is one of the largest in the 
world, f lead<|uartered in Iselin, Nj, SIG/M has regional 
offices throughout the United Slates and the world. 

Since SIG/M suggests that you contact a local repre- 
sentative to buy the software offered on disk, this article 
68/ RUN JANUARY im 



includes a listing of local contacts. You can purchase a 
catalog listing the software currently available in the li- 
brary by sending $3 to SIG/M (see address in Table 1). 
The disk numbered (X) in the library contains the full 
catalog in electronically readable form. 

Although SIG/M software is usually distributed on 8- 
inch disks that cost $(!, many SIG/M groups can provide 
the disks in 5%-inch format, if requested. Check with your 
local group to be sure. 

Much of this software can also he found on electronic 
bulletin board systems run by local groups. You may be 
able to get some of the software onto 128 disks by down- 
loading it from such a BUS. 

First Osborne Group 

The First Osborne Group (FOG) was formed soon after 
the original Osborne computer became available. Al- 
though the computer came with a word processor, spread- 
sheet and other good programs, the documentation left 
a lot to he desired. 

For those new to computers, user support groups be- 
came a way of life. Since FOG was one of the first and 
most active groups formed, it flourished. (Being in the 
heart of Silicon Valley arid a stone's throw from the 
Osborne corporate headquarters didn't hurt, either.) 

Before long, as users took old programs and converted 
them to run on the Osborne, a library of public domain 
software was established. FOG offers this software to its 
members for a small fee. 



[ highly recommend thai you consider a FOG mem- 
bership, which costs $24 per year. Besides gaining access 
to the FOG library, you gel a (H-page monthly newsletter. 
I he /•'()(, linn) is mie of the best newsletters available for 
CP/M users. It includes announcements of new products, 
software reviews by other users and helpful hints galore. 
While much of the FOC.iwni deals with the Osborne com 
puters, it is expanding to cover other Cl'/M systems. 

The executive director of l'< )G, ( ialc Rhoades, says die 
group is already gearing up to help C-128 users. "We've 
already had several calls from new 128 owners. Eventually, 
we'll probably add a Commodore 128 disk library. Any 
lime a new group of CP/M users comes along, we just 
naturallj waul to include them." 

As with Other computer user groups, FOG members 
run a system of electronic bulletin boards around the 
country. Although these boards allow visitors, only FOG 
members are given access to the download software areas. 

Poseidon Electronics 

While many of the public domain programs provided 
by S1G/M and FOG may run with no modification on the 
12<S, there is no guarantee of this, short of trying them 
out yourself before buying. 

Or, you could contact Poseidon Electronics. Their cat- 
alog of software states specifically whether the programs 
nut on a 128. (54 with CP/M cartridge, or not at all. In 
some cases, the user is forewarned that software on a 
particular disk is experimental and may need modifica- 
tion io run on the 128. Bui, at least you know what you're 
gelling in advance. 

Electronic Bulletin Boards 

You can also obtain software by downloading programs 
In mi local electronic bulletin hoards. To successfully down- 
load programs vou need a modem, a reasonably clean tele- 
phone line, a program thai can speak to other computers 
(usnalb t ailed a terminal package or modem software) and 
a disk on which to save the downloaded files. 

On some of these BBSs, downloading software is very 
easy. The main menu provides an option (generally 1) 
loi download) that will take you lo another menu (or 
series of menus) thai lists I he software available. You 
choose the program or file you want to download and, 
by either typing die name or a menu choice, you tell the 
computer to send it to you. 

Just prior to typing in the instruction to send, you must 
open the buffer (storage area in your computer's mem- 
ory), which will hold the program or file. When the 
computer ai the other end starts sending, all the infor- 
mation goes into the buffer. When the other computer 
iodic. lies il's through, you save [he buffered file to disk, 

I his is a very basic description of what happens with 
l\ pit ill svsiems. You'll need to know what baud rale, word 
length anil parity options the other computer is using. 
In some cases, the other computer (called a remote ter- 
minal in some software documentation) will be using a 
special file-transfer protocol, if your computer isn't using 
lite same parameters, you won'l he able lo download. 

Remote CP/Ms and XModetn 

One particularly popular type of bulletin board is the 
Remote CP/M (RCP/M). It should be of special interest to 
you, since most such boards eoniain vast libraries of 
public domain CP/M programs that you can download 
and use. 



5IG<M Users Group of ACG-NJ 
PC) Box 97 
Iselin, N] 088S0 

FOG 

I'O Iti.x S474 

Daly City, CA <>401M)474 

41B-7S54140 

Programs art available on disk U>r 

$4 per disk. The library directory 
disk is S5. 

Poseidon Electronics 

Kalph S. Lees, Jr. 
MM Waverly Place 
New Vork, NY IDiill 
212-777.9515 

Disks cast SI 5.25 each. A catalog 
is available far a SASK with S.-i'l 

poiiage, 

Table f. Key sources oj 'public domain 

sojhearr. 



Phone 
Number 

415-755-2000 

415-755-2030 
604-941-2972 
415-992-8542 
415-591-6259 
415-424-1482 
415-755-8315 

717-657-8699 
415-285-2687 

415-851-7732 
405-848-5317 



217-344- 
707-557. 
817-662- 
615-321- 
502-241 
319-326 
313-792 
404-354 
617-288 
714-962 



4032 

4403 

2487' 

0669 

4109' 

3904 

7169 

0662 

4667" 

9999 



415-692-1406 
408-287-7108 



Location 

Daly City, CA 
(voice only) 
FOG Office 
Vancouver. BC 
Daly City. CA 
Belmont. CA 
Palo Alto, CA 
FOG Office 
(uploading only) 
Harnsburg. PA 
San Francisco. 
CA 

Woodside, CA 
Oklahoma City, 
OK 

Urbana, IL 
Vallejo, CA 
Waco, TX 
Nashville, TN 
Louisville, KY 
Davenport, I A 
Ml. Clemens, Ml 
Athens, GA 
Boston, MA 
Huntington 
Beach. CA 
Buriingame. CA 
San Jose, CA 



Table 2. FOG user groups' boards. 
A n asterisk <*) indicates 309 baud only. 
All ether Smrds are 300 and 1200 

baud. 



RCP/Ms generally run a bulletin board system that 
provides an option to "go to CP/M." But before you can 
download software, you must usually fulfill an extra re- 
quirement. Some BBSs require you lo call back again 
later, pay a small access fee, or be a member of the user 
group. 

RCP/Ms usually use a transfer protocol called XModem, 
which has become a de facto standard. When you get to 
CP/M on an RCP/M, the other computer is actually run- 
ning a program that simulates the CP/M operating system. 
Vou' 1 1 see the familiar A> prompt on your screen. The 
commands that you type on your keyboard are inter- 
preted by the other computer as if you were typing on 
its keyboard. TYPK NFAVUSER.TXT, for instance, would 
cause the contents of the file NEWUSER to be typed out 
on your monitor. 

A 1)1 R command will give you the contents of the A: 
drive, I recommend opening your buffer and storing the 
results in a (lie. Typically, a three lory listing of one drive 
on an RCP/M lakes up about 4K on disk. 

Each board features a file named DIR.TQT, or some- 
thing similar, which usually contains the entire directory 
listing for all drives. The Q in .TQT stands for squeezed. 
This common naming convention (putting Q as the next 
to the last letter in a filename) is used to lei you know 
thai an unsqueeze program must be used to put the file 
in a readable forma!.' 

This program, usually abbreviated USQ-# (where # is 

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Stratford, CT 06497 

Delaware 

James A. Dorsman 

RD 2, Box 24 1 
Hockessin, DE 10707 
302-230-6744 

New Jersey 

ACG-NJ Amateur Computer 

Group of NJ 
SIG/M — Worldwide Headquarters 
PC> Box 97 
Iselin, N[ 08830 
201-272 187 1 -RBBS 
215-308-3937— RBBS 

Bruce Blakeslee 

SIG/M — Information Secretary 

006 Crcstwood Road West 

Westlieltl, N] 07000 

201-233-3185 

Glenn Duseh 

SIG/M — ( Irder Processing 

Westfield, NJ 07090 

201-233-6292 

Gardner Harris 

ACG-NJ Morrow MicroDecision 

Librarian 
Wesi Orange, NJ 
201-731-6271 



Steve Leon 
SIG/M— Disk Editor 
200 Winston Drive 
CliiTside Park. NJ 07010 
201-886-1658 

Sol Libel 

SIG/M— Catalog Editor 

PO Box 1 192 

Mountainside. NJ 07092 

201-277-2063 

Gilbert Linn 

SIG/M— Catalog Distribution 

28 Midland Blvd. 

Maplewood. NJ 07(140 

201-763-6974 

Kevin O'Conneil 
RCA— VM Systems 

Cherry Hill.NJ 08034 
609-461-4351 

Dave Raibei t 

SIG/M — Treasurer 

10 Wltsey Square 

Ridgewood, N| 07450 

201-444-4600 

Ken Tompkins 

Stockton Computer Group — 

Apple Miciohib 
Stockton Slate College 
Pomona, N] 08240 
609-652-1776x497 

David Wrobel 
SIG/M— Chairman 
8 Telegraph Hill Road 
Holmdel, N] 07733 
201-264-8242 

Bill Woythaler 

ACGNJ Northstar Users Group 

206 Summit Ave. 

Summit, NJ 07901 

201-273-3955 

Todd Herring 

Dept. of Electronic Engineering 

Technology 
Trenton State College 
Trenton, NJ 08625 
609-771-2487 

New York 

He my Kee 
SIG/M — Librarian 
NYACC-New- York Amateur 

Computer Club 
42-24 Golden St. 
Flushing. NY 11355 
718-530-3202 
718-539-3338-BBS 

Gerald 1 1.irrison 
l.lCALoug Island Computer 

Association 
36 Irene Lane F'ast 
Plainview, NY 11803 
516-822-1697 
516-561-6590— CBBS 
212-448-6576— CBBS 
Charlie Strom 
Gl'M-SlG 
CompuServe 
New York. NY 
212-082-2237 



Ohio 

J.C. Kramer 
PO Box 28606 
Columbus. OH 43228-0606 
614-279-8271 

Charles K. Lewis 
SIG/M— Ohio Area 
Cleveland Digital Group 
379 South Hamemwn Road 
Copley. OH 44321 
216-666-5082 
216-645-0827— RCP/M 

Dave Robling 
SIG/M -Ohio Area 
Dayton Microcomputing 

Society 
2629 Ridge Ave. 
Dayton, OH 45431 
513-258-2218 
513-256-7227— CBPS 

Pennsylvania 

William Earnest SIG/M— Atlantic 

Region & Sysop 

I^high Valley Computei Gioup 

RD#l,Box830 

Orefield.PA 18069 

215-3981634 

215-398-3037— CBBS 

Robert Todd 

SIG/M — Regional Distribution 

Coordinator 
ACG-NJ Vice President 
Philadelphia Area 

Computer Society 
1121 Brianvood 
Bensalem, PA 10020 
215-752-4604 

Philadelphia Area Computer 

Society 
LaSalle College 
Philadelphia, PA 101 II 
215-051-1255 

Philadelphia Area Computer 

Society- 
Apple II SIG/M Library 
PO Box 477 
Kulpsville, PA 19442 

Maryland 

James E. Higgins 

Epson L'G of South M.uv'.md 

SRB222 

Piney Point, MD 20674 

North Carolina 

John A. Kieiler 

Fast Carolina Cl'/M Users Group 

104 Hawthorne Court 
Havelock. NC 28532 
919-447-3108 

John Johnson 

East Carolina Cl'/M Users Group 

707 Edge Hill Road 

New Bern, NC 28560 

919-628-6976 

South Carolina 

James Colligan 

157 MacGrcgor Drive 

Summerville. SC 29483 

803-871-3404 



Tennessee 

Joel L. Saber 

Rt. 1 

Allons. TN 38541 

615-528-5039— CBBS 

Virginia 

Stan Levinc 

SIG/M Mid-Atlantic Regional 

Coordinator 
CP/M Users of Washington, DC 
2053 N. Abingdon St. 
Arlington, VA 22207 
703-522-1192 

Sam Hunt 

Metro Washington CPMUG 
4711 Ollev Lane- 
Fairfax, VA 22032 
703-323-7627 

Jack Williams 
Microcomputer Investors 

Association 
002 Anderson Drive 
Fredericksburg, VA 22405 
703-371-5474 
David C.E. Holmes 
Digital Interest Group 

In Tidewater 
PO Box 1708 
Grafton, VA 23694 
804-898-5913 
804-898-7493— RBBS 

Fred W. Davis 
Rome 4, Box 50 
Salem. VA 24153 
703-384-6871 

Christopher Leithiser 
Washington Apple Pi 
8646 Reseca Lane 

Springfield, VA 22152 
703-569-8037 

Alabama 

Jim L. Neitson 
Military/Civilian Micro 

Computer Society 
2712 West Aberdeen Drive 
Montgomery, AL 36116 
205-277-5591 

Florida 

John Irwin 

SIG/M Co-regional Coordiuatoi 

Miami Amateur Computer Group 

9159 South Wesi 77th Ave. 

Miami. FL 33156 

305 271 4592 

Mike Nisw'onger 
CPMUG of South Okaloosa 
County 

541 East Miracle Strip, Apt. 1 
Mary Esther, FL 32569 

004-244-1396 

Robert Tate 

Central Florida Computer Society 

805 Turnbull Ave. 

Altemonie Springs. FL 32701 

305-830-7310 

305-831-6040 

Doug Elkins 

South Florida Computer ('lull 

Eon Lauderdale. FL 33335 

305-7424)274 



Table 3. 



Rtpmal distributor* of SIC/M wjlmre. I'hnne numbers wilhout initials kside them are voire onh 



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Georgia 

Allen V. Cleveland 
Atlanta Computer Society 
PO Box 550067 
Atlanta, GA 30355 
404-252' 1 879 

Charlie Wells 
SIG/M— Southeast Region 
Atlanta Computer Society 
4(i5 Northgate Pass 
Roswell. CA 30075 
!(M 993-11366 

404-636-6130 212a— CBBS 
404-3944220 212a— CBBS 

Illinois 

Roland Friestad 

Knox County Computer Club 

RR 1, Box 163 

Cameron. IL 61423 

309-343 0629 

[im Mills 

5IG/M Co-regional Coordinator 

CACHE/CPMUG 

Chicago Area Computer Hobbyist 

Exchange 
Box CI 76 
323 South Franklin 
Chicago, EL 60606-7092 
3 1 2469-2596 
312469-2597— RCPM 
3 1 2-545-8086— RCPM 

Stanley Hanson 
Northrop Microcomputer 

Users Croup 
182 East Road 
Glen Kllyn, IL 60137 
312-469-3246 

Indiana 

Stephen L, Browning 

Indianapolis Small 

Systems Group (1SSG) 
POBox 40733 
Indianapolis, IN 46240 

Michigan 

Dave Hardy 

SIG/M— Co-regional Coordinator 
l*-i hnical CBBS 

Villi \i lire Dame 

Grosse Poiute, MI 48230 

or 

CDP Corp. 

3151 Miller Road 

Dearborn, Ml 48126 

31 3-885-0506 

3 1 3-846-8000 

313-846-0127— CBBS 

313-846-1055 

Kenneth Jackson 
c/o CyberSource 

24000 Telegraph Road 

South Held, Ml 48034 

3 1 3-353-8660 

313422-8585 

Dale Kllarcl 

8335 Douglas Road 

Umbertville, MI 48149 



Wisconsin 

Dr. Charles J. Wunder 
Milwaukee Healli Users Group 
Computer Users Kederatiou 
30531 Grand Ave. 
PO Box 20 

Waterford, Wl 53185 
Kansas 

William G. Parroti 111 

Kansas City Metro Users Group 

7010 Caenen Ave. 

Shawnee Mission, KS 66216 

913-268-4329 

Louisiana 

1 1 omer Branch 

Heath UG of New Orleans 

703 Valence 

New Orleans, LA 70115 

504-891-4951 

Oklahoma 

Si Hawk 

Tulsa Computer Society 
PO Box 1133 
Tulsa, OK 74101 
918-241-4571 
918-446 5219— CBBS 

Texas 

Frank Wancho 

SIG/M Liaison— ARPAN FT 

1 0500 Lakewood 

El Paso, TX 79925 

915-591-7266 

Roger Schermerhoni 
3103 Skepyhotlow 

Sugai land, TX 77 178 

713-98IKH28 

Al Whitney 

1203 Austin Colony 

Sugarland, TX 77469 

713-342-5139 

71 3-469-8893— CBBS 

Fred PEaTman 

SIG/M— South Central Region 
Eexani Computer Club 
2320 Heather Hill Lane 
Piano, TX 75075 
214-596-5034 

Charles Sandborne 
Houston Area RBBS 
SATSUMA 
Houston, TX 

7134694)893— CBBS 

Arizona 

R.C. Krill 

3224 W. Malapan Drive 

Phoenix, AZ 85021 

602-997-1332 

California 

Richard Mason 

San Diego Computet Society 

1037 Park Hill Lane 

Escondido, GA 920U5 
714-746-4832 



Mark Sbeppard 
INSL'A— Inl'l Nortbstar 

Users Assn. 
PO Box 2789 
Fairfield, CA 94533 
408-267- 12 18 

Sam Lay 

SIG/M — Co- regional Southwest 

Region 
South Orange County 

Computer Club 
6771 Bonnie Drive 
Huntington Beach. CA 92647 
714-842-6588 

|im A vets 

Apple CPMUG ol Small 
Computer Users or Marin 

301 Poplar St. 
Mill Valley, CA 94941 
415-383-0473— CBBS 
Charlie Foster 

jrt Pascal & / Users Group 
SIG/M — Southwell Region 
7962 Center Parkway 
Sacramento. CA 95823 
916-392-2789 
916-483-8718— CBBS 

Don Bozarfh 

John Moorbe.ul 
S.M.U.G. — Sacramento 

Microcomputer Users Group 
l'( i Box 16151 I 
Sacramento. CA 95816 
916 363-5544 
916-758-2495 
916-483-8718— CBBS 

Harry F. McGrew 

Santa Barbara Com [inter Club 

747 Calle de Los Antigoi 

Santa Barbara, GA 93105 

805-687-7121 

805-082-7876— RBBS 

Michael J, Karaa 
Valley Computer Club 
2468 Hansen Court 
Simi Valley. CA 931 165 
805-527-7922 

[antes A. Con Igan 

1798 Celeste 
Clovis. CA 93612 
209-297-859 1 

Trevor Marshall 
SIG/M Co-regional Sysop 
Thousand Oaks— RBBS 
3423 Hill Canyon Ave. 
Thousand Oaks, C A 91360 
805-492-3693 
805493-1495— RBBS 
805492-5472— RBBS 

Colorado 

A.J. Lundquisl 

SIG/M— Northwest Region 

Denver CP/M SIC of Colorado 

T( ) ilox 633 

Broomtield. CO 80020-0633 

303-466-7938 
303465-1313 

M on tan" 

Carl R. Camper, jr. 
PO Box 877 

Colsu-ip. MT 59232 
It Hi 748-3230 



Oregon 

Dave Thompson 

Micro Cornucopia/Single Board 

Users Group 
PO Box 223 
Bend, OR 97709 
503-382-8048 

Washington 

forge Blat 

SIG/M Co- regional Coordinator 
CPMUG olPugct Sound 
8(110 188th SW 

Edmonds, WA 98020 

206-771-1408 
206-621-8005— CBBS 

Anchor Electronics 

Seattle, WA 

206-621 8665— CBBS 

Dick joslin 

Northwest Computer Society 

PO Box 08371 

Seattle. WA 98188 

206-24-1-8558 

Tim l.inehan 

SIG/M Co- regional Sysop 

Olympia RCPM 

129 N. Decatur 
Olympia, WA 98502 
206-357-7400 
206-357-6300 
206-352-7530— CBBS 

Hawaii 

James Yuen 

SIG/M — Co-regional Far 

Last Region 
Aloha Compute] Club 
919 Lima Hclu St. 
Kailua. Ill 90731 
808-202-28-15 

Canada 
British Columbia 

Dave Bowertnan 

SIG/M— Canada 

Northwest Region 
West Coast Computer Society 
PO Box 4031 
Vancouver. B( ', V6B 3/1 
or 

2058 Highvicw Place 
Port Moodv. BC V3H I No 
604-937-31 48 
004-937-0906— CBBS 

Ontario 

Judson Newell 

SIG/M — Canada Northeast Region 

4691 DundasSt.— W 

Islington, Ontario M9A 1A7 

416-239-2835 

410-231-9538— CBBS 

416-231-1262 

Saskatchewan 

Bob Stek 

R.O.M.S. 

19 Mavficld Road 

Regina. Saskatchewan S4V 0V7 



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i he latest version number, currently 20), is found on most 
IU IP/Ms and in most public domain libraries. Its com- 
panion program, SQUEEZE (SQ-#, currently 17), is as 
widely distributed. Sometimes the two can be found in 
an .[.BR file called SQ-USQ.I.BR. They will be two of die 
first programs you'll want to gel. 

To accomplish the file transfer, you'll need to under- 
stand the commands. Check your documentation! If you 
are actually using XModem, the command to type is 
"XMODEM R filename," where filename is how you want 
the file to be saved on disk. 

Once you understand how to start receiving a program at 
your end, vim need to know how to get the RCP/M to start 
sending. Pick the file you want to download and note its 
name. Type "XMODEM S filename." You must type the file- 
name exactly as it appears in the directory listing. The re- 
mote terminal will respond with "Awaiting NAK." 

In a second or two you should see the message, "Trans- 
mitting sector #." The number will start at one and 
increment as each piece of the file is successfully trans- 
mitted, You may see a message indicating that a sector 
is being retransmitted because an error was detected. 
Don't worry about it. 

XModem will make ten attempts to transmit an erro- 
neous block. If it doesn't accomplish a successful transfer 
bv I hen. ii balls the transmission and reports the problem. 
When it gets through sending all the parts, it will give a 
message indicating the transfer is complete and indicate 
how many times sectors had to he resen I. 

That's all there is to it. Your terminal program should 
have written the file to disk for you under the filename 
you specified. 



Where the BBSs Are 

This article includes three lists of electronic BBSs. The 
first (Table 1) lists three key sources of public domain 
software. The second ('fable 2) consists of the telephone 
numbers of EOG user groups' boards. The third (Table 
')) is a list of regional distributors of SIG/M. 

Please be aware that not all of these systems are free. 
Some require a registration fee or yearly membership 
fee. Please make note of the times listed for each system. 
These hours are in local time, so please plan your calls 
accordingly. 

Also, courteous lelecommunicators will leave a thank- 
you message or some acknowledgement for the system 
operator, if there is a message base available. Leave your 
name and where you are calling from if the board doesn't 
ask for it when you first sign on, 

CompuServe's CP/M SIG also has a huge library avail- 
able, ami, as mentioned earlier, it supports XModem 
transfers. Type GO GPMSIG or GO PCS-47. Once in the 
SIG, you'll need to go to the DLs (data libraries) to find 
the programs you want. 

You can use a BRO (browse) command to search 
through the files one by one; or type INDEX to see a 
listing of the programs in each library. There are ten DLs 
available. 

As vou can see, there is plenty ol public domain software. 
And finding it is half the fun. Good luck in your bunt. IB 

Cheryl Peterson (750 H5th St. #1. Miami Beach, FL 33 It I) 
is the SYSOP of the Beginner's SIC, on View/ion. Her user 
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Here's a utility that organizes and clarifies your program 

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By MICHAEL BROUSSARD 



When you're trying to debug or 
modif'y a Basic program, which oc- 
curs (irsi — eyestrain or madness? 

In Basic, difficult- to-read program 
listings often result when you crowd 
statements into program lines to con- 
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speed. Under such circumstances, it's 
not much inn Irving to decipher, say, 
where a loop starts and slops. The 
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and symbols in your program listings. 

Lister is a machine language pro- 
gram thai resides in upper RAM. 
When you run it, it produces a for- 
matted listing ol die basic program 
currently in memory, making ii much 
more readable. 

To use Lister, you must first load 
it into RAM using the Basic loader 
(Listing I), which I'll describe a little 
later in the article. To run it, you 
type; 

SYS 19152 

Lister first clears the screen, then 
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at which time you type either S or I'. 
II you choose the printer, the pro- 
gram automatically uses device num- 
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I IK) ol the basic loader program. If 
you choose the printer as the output 
device, Lister next prompts: 

TYPE IN A I IEADINGTO APPEAR AT THE 
TOP OF KACI t PAGE: 

At this point, you type a string up 
to (i() characters long and press the 
return key. This string, along with a 
page number, will appear at the top 
ill (Mih page of the output listing. 
Lister automatically leaves margins 
at the lop and bottom of each page. 
If you don't want a heading, simply 
press the return key without typing 
in a string. The page numbers and 
margins will still be printed. To sup- 
press tin- page numbers and die spac- 
ing between pages, simply type the 
@ character in response to the head- 
ing prompt. 

Ai this point. Lister works its magic 
and produces a neatly formatted list- 
ing on either the printer or the 
screen. Spaces are placed before and 
alter Basic keywords and arithmetic 
operators. Only one Basic statement 
is printed per line, making each state- 
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in the right margin lor notes or cor- 
rections on hard-copy listings. 

When a For Statement is encoun- 
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lo the corresponding Next statement 
are indented two extra spaces. This 
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incuts are part of which loops and 
how (be loops are nested. 

During die listing display, you can 
pause the out put by pressing any key. 
Pressing any other key restarts the 
listing. (This feature is particularly 
convenient when you're listing to the 
screen.) If you press the Q key (for 
quit) while the listing is paused, the 
program will prini out the rest of the 
nn rent program line, then return 
immediately to Basic. 

The Basic loader Pokes die Lister 
program into a safe part of RAM, 
where it won't be disturbed by Basic. 
You ran then load in die Basic pro- 
gram on which you're working. As 
long as you don't turn off the com- 
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you type SYS 49152. 

Since the loader is mostly com- 
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be typed in exactly, each line of data 
has a l null in checksum. The loader 
checks each line of data as it is read: 
if an error is delected, the program 
not dies you which Data statement to 
check and then ends, 

I hope you find Lister as useful as 
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DEV=4 : REM PRINTER DEVICE NUMBER 

:REM*60 
LOC=49152:LINE=1000 :REM*2 

PRINT"POKING DATA FROM LINE"LINE: K=0 :CH 
ECK = :REM*248 

IF LOO50148 THEN170 :REM*30 

READN:POKELOC,N:LOC=LOC+1 :CHECK=CHECK+N 
:K=K+1 :IFK<16THEN130 :REM*120 

READ N:IFN=CHECKTHENLINE=LINE+10:GOTO12 







:REM*196 

LINE"L,INE 

:REM*122 

:REM*248 

:REM*112 

SUCCESSFUL." 

END :REM*130 



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1030 
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PRINT"DATA STATEMENT ERROR ON 

:END 

READ N:IFNOCHECKTHEN16 

POKE 49250, DEV 

PRINT" (CRSR DNJLISTER LOAD 

:PRINT"SYS 49152 TO START" 
DATA 162,0,189,140,195,240,6,32,210,25 
5,232,208,245,32,228,25 5,2629 :REM*16 3 
DATA 24 0,251 ,201 ,83,208,11 ,141, 232, 195 
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DATA 3,162,4,160,255,32,186,255,169,0, 
32,189,255,32,192,255,2181 :REM*204 

DATA 162,3,32,201 ,255,32,91 ,194,165,43 
,133, 251, 165, 44, 133, 252, 21 56 :REM*128 
DATA 198, 25 1,169, 0,141, 23 3, 195, 169, 6,1 
41 ,236, 195, 17 3, 233, 195,208, 2743 :REM*88 
DATA 39,160,0,16 9,0,141 ,230,19 5,141 ,24 
5, 195, 141, 234, 195, 141, 246, 2472 :REM*64 
DATA 195,141,229,195,162,3,177,251 ,208 
,3,238,23 0,19 5,200,202,208,2837 

:REM*138 
DATA 24 5,17 3,230,195,201 ,3,208,7,32,19 
9, 194, 32, 231, 255, 96, 177, 2478 :REM*218 
DATA 251 ,141,242,195,200,177,251 ,140,2 
53, 195, 141, 243,195, 162, 0,32, 2818 

:REM*212 
DATA 67,194,32,195,194,169,2,141 ,246,1 
95,172,253,19 5,200,177,251 ,2683 

:REM*204 
DATA 208,23,140,253,195,32,74,195,173, 
25 3,19 5,24,101 ,251 ,133,251 ,2501 

:REM*156 
DATA 169, 0,101, 252, 133, 252, 76, 140, 192, 
170,173,245,195,208,43,138,2487 

:REM*170 
DATA 201 ,177,14 4,25,201 ,180,176,21 ,41 , 
127,141 ,251 ,195,17 3,239,1 95, 2487 -REM* 4 
DATA 208,3,32,195,194,169,1,141 ,239,19 
5,76,139,193,173,239,195,2392 :REM*18 
DATA 240, 3, 32, 195, 194, 169, 0,141, 239, 19 
5,138,201 ,58,208,23,17 3,2209 ;REM*23 2 
DATA 24 5,195,240,4,169,58,208,4 3,32,19 
5,194,169,58,32,201 ,194,2237 :REM*94 
DATA 32, 74, 195, 76, 221, 192, 138, 201, 34, 2 
08,13,173,24 5,195,73,25 5,2325 :REM*222 
DATA 141 ,24 5,195,169,34,76,232,193,201 
,32,208,13,173,24 5,195,24 0,2592 

:REM*202 
DATA 0,16 9,32,32,201 , 1 94 ,76 , 221 , 1 92 ,20 
1, 128, 176, 3,76, 232, 193, 21 26 :REM*58 

DATA 173, 245, 195, 208 ,11 5, 138, 41, 127, 14 
1,251 ,195, 201, 2, 208, 9, 173, 2422 :REM*36 
DATA 236, 195, 56, 233, 2, 141, 236, 195, 32,1 
95,194,162,0,140,253,195,2465 :REM*250 
DATA 160,0,236,251 ,195,240,14,185,158, 
160,201 , 129, 144, 4, 232, 200, 2509: REM*1 9 6 
DATA 208,24 0,200,208,24 2,185,158,16 0,2 
01, 129, 144, 54, 41, 127, 32, 201, 2530 

:REM*20S 
DATA 194, 173, 239, 195, 208, 22, 173, 251, 19 
5,201 ,35,240,15,201 ,38,24 0,2620 

:REM*244 
DATA 11 ,201 ,52,144,4,201 ,75,144,3,32,1 
95,194,17 3,251 ,195,201 ,2076 :REM*45 

DATA 1 ,208,9,17 3,236,19 5,24,105,2,141 , 
236,195,172,253,195,76,2221 :REM*161 

DATA 221 ,192,32,201 ,194, 200 ,208 ,189, 32 
,201 ,194,76,221 ,192,169,48,257 

:REM*24 7 
DATA 141 ,231 ,195,173,242,195,56,237,24 
0,195,141 ,242,19 5,173,243,195,309 4 

:REM*29 
DATA 237, 241, 195, 141, 24 3, 195, 144, 5, 238 
,231 ,195,208,230,24,17 3,240,2940 

:REM*159 
DATA 195, 109, 242, 195, 141, 242, 195, 173, 2 
41, 195, 109, 24 3, 19 5, 141, 24 3, 195, 3054 

:REM*121 
DATA 173, 231, 195, 201 ,48,208,9,173,234, 
195,208,7,169,32,208,6,2297 :REM*1 



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,234,195,173,231 ,195,32,201 ,19 
141 ,237,195,174,252,2764:REM*9 
,232,232,189,217,195,201 ,42,20 
42,252,195,141 , 240 , 2778 :REM*85 
,232, 189, 21 7, 195, 141, 24 1,195, 7 
3,173,254,195,201 ,64,2999 

:REM*19 
,96,32,199,194,162,0,189,133,1 
,32,210,255,232,2415 :REM*157 
,245,162,0,189,254,195,240,6,3 
5,232,208,245,162,284 3:REH*251 
89, 211, 195, 240, 6, 32, 210, 255, 23 
5,169,0,174,244,2610 :REM*79 
,140,253,195,32,205,189,172,25 
,199,194,162,0,189,2605 

:REM*133 
,195,24 0,6,32,210,255,232,208, 
67,169,45,32,210,2441 :REM*111 
,202,208,248,32,199,194,32,199 
,5,141 ,238,195,238,2749 

:REM*255 
,195,96,169,32,208,2,169,13,14 
5,142,248,195,141 ,24 36:REM*1 1 9 
,195,201 ,32,208,17,205,237,195 
173,237,195,201 ,40,2678 

:REM*209 
,60,173,246,195,208,55,173,246 
,38,174,236,195,201 ,2875 

:REM*199 
4 0,4,138,76,251 ,194,138,56,23 3 
30,195,141,229,2274 :REM*103 
,24 0,12,169,32,32,210,255,206, 
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2,210,255,238,229,195,32,228, 

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195, 141, 250, 195, 206, 249, 195, 2 

DATA 208,251,206,250,195,208, 
8,255,240,251 ,201 ,81 ,208,3,30 
DATA 141,233,195,172,247,195, 
95,96,32,199,194,17 3,232,195, 

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144,8,238,238,195,169,0,24 02 
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95, 201, 62, 144, 18, 173, 254, 195, 



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,250,32,91 ,194,169,2254 

1 ,141 ,246,195,96,32,32,3 

47, '79,85,84, 1266 

80,85,84,32,84,79,32,80, 

,82,32,79,1135 

82,32,83,67,82,69,69,78, 

,41 ,63,32,980 

0,84,89,80,69,32,73,78,3 

65,68,73,981 

78,71 ,32,70,79,82,32,69, 

,65,71 ,69,1034 

58,13,0,80,65,71 ,69,32,0 

00,0,10,788 

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237,195,3 
3036 

:REM*221 
,141 ,249, 
853 

:REM*219 
246,32,22 
63:REM*97 
174,248,1 
2921 

:REM*51 
5,201 ,80, 

:REM*243 
17 3,238,1 
2889 

:REM*84 
99,194,20 

:REM*250 

2,32,32,3 

REM*240 

82,73,78, 

:REM*58 

32,40,80, 

:REM*164 
2,65,32,7 

:REM*160 

65,67,72, 

:REM*12 

,16,39,23 

: REM* 36 

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RUN'S Great 
Communicator 

Runterm Plus 



By ROBERT SIMS 



Tins article, which features Run- 
term Plus, I'art 2, concludes the doc- 
umentation for Runterm Plus. 

['art 2 is a continuation of the code 
you entered last mouth. If you re- 
member, in last month's article you 
were advised to set aside the disk 
containing Part I, You then modified 
Part 1 so it would load normally. Do 
not use the modified file, Runterm 
Plus. I, when you type in the code for 
Pan 2. Use the original code, Run- 
term Plus. 

To resume typing iti the code, load 
and run ML Perfect Typist (see p. 50 
in the December '85 issue). 

Select option 2 from the opening 
menu and insert the disk containing 
the unmodified code for Part l. 
When prompted for the filename, 
enter Runterm Plus. When prompted 
for the starting line number, enter 
the first four digits from the accom- 
panying listing (Listing I). Next, type 
in the lines according lo the ML Per- 
fect Typist instructions. 

After you've finished entering the 
code and have saved it to disk as 
Runterm Plus, clear your computer 
with SYS647S8. Enter 

LOAD"RUNTERM PLUS",8,I 

and enter the following Pokes in Im- 
mediate mode: 



For those of you who have 
been anxiously awaiting the 
conclusion of Runterm Plus, 
here's your reward. . . 
a complete, professional- 
quality terminal program 
that lets you communicate 
with all on-line services, use 
XModem file transfers, play 
interactive modem games, 
transfer hi-res graphics 
screens, and more. 



POKE 

I'OKK 
l'( )KE 
I'OKK 
POKE 
POKE 
POKE 
POKE 
I'OKK 
I'OKK 
I'OKK 
POKE 
P( >KE 



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2050,8 

205!. 10 

2052,0 

2053,158 

205430 

2055,58 

2058,57 

2057,52 

2058,0 

2059,0 

2060,0 

9808,1 



Now insen another disk into your 
drive and enter 

SAVE-RUNTERM PLUS'*,8 

The first 12 Pokes are the same ones 
entered when I'art 1 was modified lo 
insert the Basic line 

III SYS2594 

This allows you to load, save and 
back up Rimterm Plus as vou would 
a Basic program. (If you ordered a 
disk copy from me instead of typing 
in the program, this series of Pokes 
is already in the program.) 

The thirteenth Poke sets a flag i!i:it 
activates the routines in Part 2 of the 
code. (Vou must enter this Poke 
whether you typed in the program 
or ordered the disk copy.) 

Your copy of Runterm Plus is now 
complete and ready to use. 

7 v Ae Opening Menu 

Part I was set up to fie used as a 
CBM ASCII terminal program op- 
erating in half duplex. Now you can 
configure Runterm Plus lo fit almost 
any telecommunications formal. 
When you load and run Runterm 
Plus. vou will sec an opening screen 
that gives you six options. You may 
sei the program to call a specific 
national service, such as Compu- 
Serve, Delphi or The Source. If vou 



84 / RUN lAH'AKY 1980 



RUN It Right 



064: 0128 (in 064 mode): disk drive 



arc tailing a BUS. win may choose 
between standard ASCII or Com- 
modore ASCII. A custom terminal 
setting is also provided. 

Run term Plus will set up your com- 
puter and modem to communicate 
with (he specific service you have se- 
lected: you don't have in worry about 
slop hits, word length or oilier tech- 
nical aspects of telecommunications. 
When using Runterm Plus, be sure 
to set your modem to the Originate 
mode. If you have a modem with a 
data/telephone (voice) switch, first 
make the call, listen for the carrier 
signal, then move the switch to data. 

The selection of any option, except 
#6, will cause the screen to clear, 
signifying that Runterm Plus is ready. 

If you choose option 6, you'll be 
asked to specify the parity, word 
length, slop bits, duplex and ASCII 
sellings and the deletion character. 
Once you set these parameters, the 
screen will clear and you'll be ready 
to go on-line. 

In Part I, I discussed how to use 
the capture buffer to upload and 
download data. Now we'll look at the 
Other two options Runterm Plus gives 
vim lor error free file transfers. 

XAtodem Transfers 

To transfer a file directly to or from 
your disk, use the Logo-X command. 
The sequence for an XModem trans- 
III is .1^ follows. 

You select download or upload 
from the Other computer's menus. 
The other computer will prompt you 
when it's ready. You then press Logo- 
X. select X for XModem and type 
U or D. 

If von select U for upload, Run- 
term Plus will ask you to supply the 
name of ihe existing tile to be 
uploaded. You will be told when the 
transfer is completed, and keyboard 
control will resume. 

If you select D for download, you 
will be asked for the filename and 
file ivpe, [You nuisl not use an exist- 
ing filename.) The program then cre- 
ates the new file on (he disk. The 
downloading process then becomes 
automatic. You need only wait until 
the program notifies you that the 
transfer is ( iimplele. 

If noise on the phone line or some 
other problem causes die transmis- 
sion lo become garbled, iheu lire gar- 
bled portion will be retransmitted to 
you. If Runterm Plus and the other 
computer are unable to complete the 
transfer, Runterm Plus will abort the 
transfer and return keyboard control 
to your computer. 



A noie about CompuServe: Using 
the XModem feature of Runterm 
Plus, you can download all files in 
CompuServe's Commodore Infor- 
mation Network. The special hand- 
shakes that are required to download 
programs with the extension .IMC 
are handled automatically by Run- 
term Plus. 

High-Resolution Graphics Screens 

Runterm Plus can transfer and 
display high-resolution graphics 
screens. To view the screen while 
you're downloading it, il must be in 
whal is commonly called Doodle for- 
mat. That is, the file must be con- 
structed so that the high-resolution 
color area is placed first in the file, 
followed by a bit-mapped screen. 

Although the file will transfer with- 
out problems, this hires feature will 
not give you a true copy of a multi- 
colored high-resolution screen, 
which is longer and in a different 
formal than the regular bit-mapped 
two-color screen. 

There are two ways to use this fea- 
ture. You can either send a hi -res 
screen or receive one. Keep in mind, 
however, that your buffer contents 
will be overwritten during this pro- 
cess. Before viewing a screen, save 
your buffer contents to disk or print 
them out before viewing a screen. If 
your local bulletin board uses Bo/art 
protocols, you will be able to do 
graphics downloads from the hoard, 
too. Check with your SYSOP. 

When Runterm Plus is booted, the 
hi -res feature is turned off. To acti- 
vate this feature and view a hi-res 
screen while downloading, use the 
Logo-A command before you begin 
the downloading process. You can 
toggle on and off the Mi-Res Graphics 
mode by typing Logo-A. 

To transfer a hi-res screen, first 
type Logo-A, as previously discussed, 
then, when the other computer is 
ready, select Logo-X to begin the 
transfer. Seleci Bozart protocol and 
then D for download, and the rest is 
automatic. 

The special Bo/art graphics pro- 
tocol is similar to XModem, but 
faster, more accurate and more au- 
lomatic. The protocol switches your 
compuler to Mi-Res mode and hack 
to regular screen mode. Also, it in- 
cludes a handshaking feature, which 
checks to make sure that the incom- 
ing file will fit on \cmi disk. (If the 
file won't fit, Runterm Pius will abort 
the file transfer and return to Ter- 
minal mode.) 



In viewing hi-res files, you may ex- 
perience a few seconds' delay while 
the two programs make the initial 
connection before transferring the 
file. During this delay, you'll be look- 
ing at the bit map of whatever was 
in the capture buffer. As the transfer 
progresses, you will see the back- 
ground color change; then, while the 
file is being stored to disk, the bit- 
map screen will appear. 

When the transfer is complete, 
Runterm Plus will pause for three 
seconds, to allow you to view the hi- 
res screen, then the screen will clear 
and you'll be back in Terminal mode. 

Keep in mind that the Bozart pro- 
tocol can only be used to swap files 
with another terminal program that 
uses Bozart protocol. Just as you can't 
speak Fnglish and expect to be 
understood by someone who speaks, 
say, only French, you can't expect 
two different transfer protocols to 
communicate. 

Bozart protocol can be used to get 
art error- free transfer of any file, not 
jusi graphics files. (The only differ- 
ence is thai you don't use Logo-A to 
view the non-graphics screen; you go 
directly to Logo-X for the transfer.) 

Although the speed of transfer de- 
pends on the tile being exchanged 
and, especially, on the number of 
repeated characters in the file, as a 
general rule you can expect to trans- 
fer a file 20 percent faster using the 
Bozart graphics protocols instead of 
XModem. For example, a typical 
9000-bytc graphics screen that takes 
about ten minutes to transfer with 
XModem will transfer in about seven 
minutes with Bozart protocol. Faster 
speeds arc not possible, due to the 
const rain is of the 300 biis-per-second 
speed of the modem. 

An interesting side effect of this 
hi-res capability is that you can get a 
bit-mapped representation of any 
non-graphics file being transferred. 
Use Logo-A before the transfer, just 
as you would if the file were a graph- 
ics screen. 

As the file is transferred, you'll see 
a kind of abstract design being built 
on your screen. Only actual hires 
screens will show you an organized 
picture. However, the abstract de- 
signs general ed by a non-graphics file 
are more interesting to watch i ban 
the constant waiting/transferring 
messages that normally accompany a 
file transfer. 

Changing Terminal Settings 

There are times when you'll want 

to change your terminal settings 

RUN JANUARY 1986 / 85 



without restarting the program. To 
redefine your delete key, use Logo- 
K. The standard delete character is 
an ASCII 127. However, some ser- 
vices require you to use a backspace 
(ASCII 8), and you may need to revert 
it i I lie Commodore delete character. 
ASCII 20, 

Depending on which service you 
select from the opening menu. Run 
term Plus sets the delete character. 
For CompuServe and for linkups us- 
ing Commodore ASCII, the setting is 
the regular ASCII 20; for Delphi and 
The Source, the setting is ASCD 127 
(true delete). 

To reset any or all of your terminal 
parameters, use Logo T. This com- 
mand will review each setting and 
prompt you to reset it. 

Modem Games 

The Logo-O command allows you 
io load and run a special game pro- 
gram while on-line. This feature lets 
two people with copies of Run term 
Plus play a game over their modems 
during a regular telecommunica- 
tions session, without breaking the 
connection or switching programs. 
To use this feature, both panics 



must have a game written specifically 
for Run term Plus. Ordinary games 
will not work, because they load into 
the same locations in memory where 
Riuuerm Plus code resides. 

Runterm Plus is designed to ac- 
commodate games that use the nor- 
mal screen and keyboard cursor 
controls, as well as games llial use 
multiple high-resolution screens and 
very fast action. If high-resolution 
graphics are not used in a game. Run- 
term Plus will accommodate a game 
program up to 'M)K in length. With 
hi -res screens, Runterm Plus will ac- 
cept a game program of up to 20K, 
while leaving some memory still 
available. 

RUN will be publishing a game that 
you can play using Runterm Plus. In 
the meantime, if you are interested 
in writing your own modem games, 
write to me, and I'll tell you how 
to obtain instructions, programmers' 
guides and assembly language mod- 
ules to help you make use of all the 
gaming features of Runterm Plus. 

Other Modems 

With a few Pokes, you can use Mi- 
ley Mo, HES modem II or other com- 



patible modems with Runterm Plus. 
You should make these Pokes, then 
save the program to disk before run- 
ning it. 

The Pokes for Mitey Mo and HES 
II are: 

POKE 9812,36 
POKE '.IHUU2 
POKE 9814,38 

Mi ley Mo to call a friend, one of you 
will have to be in Originate mode, 
and the other in Answer mode. Run- 
term Phis will ask von to choose ei- 
ther Answer or Originate when you 
run the program. 

The 1520 Printer/Plotter 

If you have a 1520 Printer/Plotter, 
two Pokes will allow you to use it with 
Runterm Plus. The first— POKE 9810. 
fl — changes the device number to 6. 
The second— POKE 981 l,n— changes 
the secondary address at location 
981 1, where u is the number for the 
secondary address that puts the plot- 
ter in the mode von want. SB 



Address all author rurrrsfnmdeita' t» 
Robert Sims. 7S1S S it main field Road, 
Summerfield, NC 27358. 











Listin 


9 1 


. Runterm Plus, Part 2. 








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53 


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0D 


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20 


16 


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0728 


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07 


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20 


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41 


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42 


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8b' / RUN lANl'AKY 1986 



Lining 1 ftmtinued. 

0772 53 55 4D 20 C5 52 52 4F 52 OD OD 3D 06 

0773 00 OD OD C2 4C 4F 43 4B 20 C9 C4 B7 06 

0774 20 CD 49 53 4D 41 54 43 48 OD OD 16 06 

0775 00 OD D2 45 41 44 49 4E 47 OD OD A8 05 

0776 00 20 81 2C A2 00 8E 26 42 A2 00 OF 06 

0777 8E 27 42 AE 3B 41 EO 00 FO 03 20 ID 07 

0778 84 1F A9 42 8D 19 1C A9 26 8D 1A DO 06 

0779 1C 20 OA 1C 20 4A 1C AE 78 26 8E CD 05 

0780 86 41 BE 5E 41 A2 3A 8E 87 41 8E CO 07 

0781 5F 41 A2 02 8E 4C 41 20 BC 1 E AE 1 4 07 

0782 36 41 A9 2C 9D 86 41 E8 AD CF 41 63 08 

0783 9D 86 41 E8 A9 2C 9D 86 41 E8 A9 25 09 

0784 57 9D 86 41 E8 A9 00 9D 86 41 8E 4E 08 

0785 36 41 AE 3B 41 EO 00 FO 21 AE 76 C7 07 

0786 26 8E 75 26 20 CC FF A9 OF 20 C3 E7 07 

0787 FF 20 90 16 20 DB 17 AE 5A 41 EO 13 08 

0788 01 DO 03 4C 32 35 4C ED 2C AE 1C CA 06 

0789 42 EO 01 DO OB 20 C4 2C A2 02 8E 55 07 

0790 1A 42 20 EB 3D 4C 21 34 A2 01 8E 8C 06 

0791 27 42 A9 42 8D 19 1C A9 26 8D 1A A3 06 

0792 1C 20 OA 1C 20 4A 1C A2 00 8E 4C 7C 05 

0793 41 20 BC 1E 20 4F 2C 20 DB 1 7 20 21 06 

0794 A3 16 AE 5A 41 EO 01 DO 06 20 68 5B 07 

0795 1C 4C 64 32 AE 3B 41 EO 00 FO 03 16 07 

0796 4C 24 30 4C F4 38 A2 10 BD 86 41 6A 07 

0797 E8 E8 E8 9D 86 41 9D 5E 41 CA CA 09 OA 

0798 CA CA EO FF DO EC A9 24 8D 86 41 6E OA 

0799 AD 78 26 8D 87 41 A9 3A 8D 88 41 F8 07 

0800 AE 36 41 E8 E8 E8 8E 36 41 4C D1 IF 09 

0801 1F A9 OF 20 C3 FF AD 76 26 8D 75 25 08 

0802 26 20 90 16 A2 00 8E 4C 41 AE 4C C5 06 

0803 41 BD 5B 26 9D 86 41 EE 4C 41 AE 2F 08 

0804 4C 41 EO 07 90 ED 8E 36 41 A9 00 C3 07 

0805 8D 56 41 A9 5C 8D 57 41 20 B8 17 62 07 

0806 AD 20 5C 8D D3 41 AD 21 5C 8D D4 7B 08 

0807 41 60 A9 3B 8D 11 DO A9 78 8D 18 EO 07 

0808 DO AD 00 DD 29 FE 8D 00 DD 60 A9 1C 09 

0809 1B 8D 11 DO A9 15 8D 18 DO AD 00 92 07 

0810 DD 09 01 8D 00 DD 20 2C 1C 60 A2 E5 06 

0811 00 8E 2A 42 8E 2B 42 A2 01 8E 1 E 6F 06 

0812 42 20 8F 32 A2 00 8E IE 42 A2 00 81 06 

0813 8E 1F 42 8E 24 42 8E 21 42 8E 22 B1 06 

0814 42 8E 23 42 A2 84 8E 25 42 A2 30 50 07 

0815 8E 20 42 A2 01 8E 26 42 A2 83 8E 6B 07 

0816 2E 42 A2 00 8E 29 42 20 1C 1D 20 B4 05 

0817 7B 32 A2 00 8E 48 42 8E 49 42 20 D1 06 

0818 E2 1A 20 DD 32 20 9D 1D 4C 95 2D 45 07 

0819 AD AF 41 C9 00 FO F3 C9 01 DO 2A 40 09 

0820 A2 00 8E 2A 42 AE 28 42 EO 00 FO B8 07 

0821 09 AD AF 41 8D 00 5A 4C 6C 2D AD 54 07 

0822 AF 41 8D 00 SB 20 FO 33 20 23 33 C7 06 

0823 20 03 34 20 C2 32 4C 06 2E C9 04 EF 05 

0824 DO 08 A2 01 8E 2A 42 4C 9E 2F C9 8P 07 

0825 03 DO 03 4C B2 2D C9 18 DO 03 4C 3A 07 

0826 B2 2D 20 C3 1A AE 4A 41 EO 01 FO 20 08 

0827 OD 20 CC FF 20 E4 FF C9 18 FO 09 10 09 

0828 4C 46 2D 20 4E 32 4C 2C 2D 20 1C 7C 05 

0829 1D A9 18 8D AF 41 20 AF ID A9 03 30 07 

0830 8D AF 41 20 AF ID 20 D7 2C 20 CC B6 07 

0831 FF A9 03 20 C3 FF 20 68 1C A2 00 12 08 

0832 8E 55 41 8E 2B 42 8E 26 42 8E 2C OF 07 

0833 42 8E 28 42 8E 2A 42 AE 12 42 8E 05 07 

0834 3B 41 20 CC FF A9 OF 20 C3 FF AD FO 08 

0835 76 26 8D 75 26 20 90 16 A2 00 8E FD 06 

0836 1A 42 4C E5 OB A2 01 8E 24 42 A2 15 07 

0837 00 8E 29 42 20 FE 1A 20 9D 1D AD FD 06 

0838 97 02 29 08 C9 00 DO 2A AE 28 42 EB 06 

0839 EO 01 FO OC AE 24 42 AD AF 41 9D 72 08 

0840 00 5A 4C 3B 2E AE 24 42 AD AF 41 08 07 

0841 9D 00 5B EE 24 42 AE 24 42 EC 25 BA 07 

0842 42 90 10 4C 5C 2E 20 C3 1A AE 4A F7 06 

0843 41 EO 01 DO CO 4C 18 34 20 FO 33 D8 07 

0844 4C 10 2E AE 28 42 EO 01 FO 2B AE 98 07 

0845 01 5A BE DA 41 EC 1F 42 DO 03 4C BD 07 



0846 A7 2E AE 1F 42 CA EC DA 41 DO 22 F5 08 

0847 A2 00 8E 29 42 20 7B 33 20 03 34 OF 06 

0848 20 1C ID 20 3F 32 4C 32 2D AE 01 94 05 

0849 SB 8E DA 41 EC IF 42 DO D8 4C A7 3D 09 

0850 2E 20 15 33 A2 00 8E 2B 42 4C 18 E9 05 

0851 34 A2 83 BE 4C 41 AE 28 42 EO 01 CO 07 

0852 FO OC AE 4C 41 BD 00 5A 8D AF 41 IF 08 

0853 4C C8 2E AE 4C 41 BD 00 5B 8D AF 26 08 

0854 41 AD AF 41 CD 48 42 FO 06 20 07 A8 07 

0855 33 4C 18 34 AE 28 42 EO 01 FO 12 1D 07 

0856 18 AD 00 5A 6D 01 5A 1 8 6D 02 5A 20 06 

0857 C9 00 DO 12 4C 04 2F 18 AD 00 5B A3 06 

0858 6D 01 5B 18 6D 02 5B C9 00 FO 06 C4 06 

0859 20 F9 32 4C 18 34 A2 03 8E 4C 41 FE 06 

0860 20 CC FF A2 03 20 C9 FF AE 2C 42 FO 08 

0861 EO 01 FO 08 A2 01 8E 17 42 4C 81 8D 07 

0862 2F AE 28 42 EO 00 FO OC AE 4C 41 BC 07 

0863 BD 00 5A 20 D2 FF 4C 69 2F AE 17 10 08 

0864 42 EO 01 DO 26 A2 00 8E 17 42 AE BO 07 

0865 03 5B EO 04 DO 1A AE 04 5B EO 00 7A 07 

0866 DO 13 AE 05 5B EO 43 DO OC AE 06 06 08 

0867 5B EO 43 DO 05 A2 09 BE 4C 41 AE 2A 08 

0868 4C 41 BD 00 5B 20 D2 FF EE 4C 41 75 08 

0869 AE 4C 41 EC 2E 42 90 95 20 A3 16 FA 07 

0870 AE 5A 41 EO 01 DO 03 4C B2 2D A2 30 08 

0871 01 BE 2C 42 20 CC FF 20 1C 1D 20 C8 06 

0872 3F 32 AE 2A 42 EO 01 FO 7D A2 00 E3 07 

0873 8E 29 42 4C 32 2D A2 82 8E 2E 42 2F 07 

0874 AE 28 42 EO 01 FO OC AE 2E 42 BD 3A 08 

0875 00 5A BD DA 41 4C BF 2F AE 2E 42 C5 07 

0876 BD 00 5B 8D DA 41 CE 2E 42 AE 28 40 08 

0877 42 EO 01 FO OE AE 2E 42 BD 00 5A C3 07 

0878 CD DA 41 FO EB 4C E2 2F AE 2E 42 AC 09 

0879 BD 00 5B CD DA 41 FO DD EE 2E 42 9A 09 

0880 AE DA 41 EO 00 DO 10 AE CF 41 EO 97 09 

0881 50 DO 09 EE 2E 42 EE 2E 42 EE 2E 72 08 

0882 42 AE 28 42 EO 00 FO 08 A2 00 8E D4 07 

0883 28 42 4C 10 30 A2 01 8E 28 42 4C 50 06 

0884 04 2F 20 CC FF A9 03 20 C3 FF 20 40 08 

0885 2C 1C 20 00 1D 4C D3 2D A2 1A BE 90 06 

0886 7A 26 A2 00 8E IF 42 8E 21 42 8E 26 07 

0887 22 42 8E 23 42 8E 24 42 8E 2A 42 BC 06 

0888 8E 29 42 8E 2C 42 A2 30 8E 20 42 2F 07 

0889 A2 83 8E 25 42 A2 01 8E 32 42 8E C6 07 

0890 27 42 20 E2 33 A2 00 BE 48 42 8E 60 07 

0891 49 42 A9 01 8D 00 5B 8D AF 41 20 35 07 

0892 FO 33 20 23 33 AD 1F 42 8D 01 5B OC 07 

0893 8D AF 41 20 FO 33 38 A9 FF ED IF 29 09 

0894 42 8D 02 5B BD AF 41 20 FO 33 A2 OC 08 

0895 03 8E 4F 26 20 CC FF A2 03 20 C6 FB 07 

0896 FF 20 E4 FF 8D AF 41 20 CC FF AE 98 OA 

0897 4F 26 AD AF 41 9D 00 5B 20 FO 33 CE 07 

0898 20 4F 1B AD 37 41 C9 00 FO 08 A2 94 07 

0899 01 BE 2A 42 4C D2 30 EE 4F 26 AE DD 07 

0900 4F 26 EO 83 90 C7 AD 48 42 A2 83 OF 09 

0901 9D 00 5B 4C 00 31 AE 4F 26 BD 00 DA 06 

0902 SB C9 1A DO 05 A9 00 BD 7A 26 EE 5D 08 

0903 4F 26 AE 4F 26 AD 7A 26 9D 00 SB 64 07 

0904 8D AF 41 20 FO 33 EE 4F 26 AE 4F A8 08 

0905 26 EO 83 90 E7 4C C7 30 AE 32 42 EE 08 

0906 EO 01 DO 3D 20 1C 1D 20 41 1B 20 6D 06 

0907 9D 1D AD 97 02 29 08 C9 00 DO 1E 73 07 

0908 AD AF 41 C9 03 DO 03 4C 64 32 C9 73 08 

0909 18 DO 03 4C 64 32 CD 7B 26 DO 08 AO 07 

0910 A2 00 8E 32 42 4C 44 31 20 30 1B 5E 06 

0911 AE 4A 41 EO 01 DO CC 4C 64 32 A2 C9 08 

0912 00 8E 29 42 20 C2 32 A2 00 8E 4F IC 07 

0913 26 AE 4F 26 BD 00 5B 8D AF 41 20 BF 07 

0914 AF ID EE 4F 26 AE 4F 26 EO 84 90 D8 08 

0915 EA 20 IC ID 20 E2 1A 20 CC FF 20 FD 07 

0916 E4 FF C9 18 DO 09 8D AF 41 20 AF 7D 09 

0917 1D 4C 64 32 20 9D ID AD 97 02 29 DD 06 

0918 08 C9 00 DO 38 AD AF 41 C9 03 DO AS 08 

0919 03 4C 64 32 C9 18 DO 03 4C 64 32 12 07 



RUN JANUARY [986/ 87 



Listing I continued. 



0920 CD 7B 26 DO 06 20 4E 32 4C 49 31 42 07 

0921 CD 7C 26 DO CO A2 00 8E 29 42 AE E1 08 

0922 2A 42 EO 01 FO 03 4C 55 30 A2 01 4E 07 

0923 8E 2C 42 4C D7 31 20 C3 1A AE 4A EO 07 

0924 41 EO 01 DO 9F 20 DD 32 20 4E 32 FC 07 

0925 4C 49 31 A2 00 8E 29 42 20 DD 32 2D 07 

0926 20 1C 1D 20 E2 1A 20 85 32 20 9D A7 06 

0927 1D AD 97 02 29 08 C9 00 DO 16 AD 8F 07 

0928 AF 41 CD 7B 26 DO 06 20 4E 32 4C CO 07 

0929 DC 31 CD 7C 26 DO 03 4C 23 32 20 B1 07 

0930 C3 1A AE 4A 41 EO 01 FO 03 4C E8 CO 08 

0931 31 20 DD 32 20 4E 32 20 E2 1A 4C OB 07 

0932 E8 31 20 CC FF A9 03 20 C3 FF A2 D8 09 

0933 00 8E 2A 42 8E 2C 42 20 OC IB 20 02 06 

0934 2C 1C 20 00 ID 4C D3 2D AD 7C 26 C6 06 

0935 8D AF 41 20 AF 1 D A2 00 8E 29 42 AB 07 

0936 60 EE 29 42 AE 29 42 EO OA 90 22 16 08 

0937 68 68 AE 27 42 EO 00 DO 03 4C B2 41 08 

0938 2D 20 CC FF A9 03 20 C3 FF A9 18 11 09 

0939 8D AF 41 20 AF 1D 20 68 1C 4C D3 D7 07 

0940 2D 60 AD 7B 26 8D AF 41 20 AF ID FO 07 

0941 60 AD 74 26 8D AF 41 20 AF 1D 60 1D 08 

0942 A9 D9 8D 19 1C A9 2A 8D 1A 1C 20 A8 07 

0943 OA 1C AE 1E 42 EO 01 DO IE A2 00 54 07 

0944 BE 4C 41 AE 4C 41 BD 53 3E 8D AF 90 08 

0945 41 20 AF 1 D EE 4C 41 AD AF 41 C9 BF 08 

0946 00 FO 03 4C A8 32 60 A9 F2 8D 19 6C 08 

0947 1C A9 2A 8D 1A 1C 20 OA 1C A9 20 74 06 

0948 8D 19 1C A9 42 8D 1A 1C 20 OA 1C 6A 06 

0949 60 A9 08 8D 19 1C A9 2B 8D 1A 1C IF 07 

0950 20 OA 1C 60 A9 11 8D 19 1C A9 2B AC 06 

0951 8D 1A 1C 20 OA 1C 60 A9 29 8D 19 98 06 

0952 1C A9 2B 8D 1A 1C 20 OA 1C 60 A9 BA 06 

0953 3A 8D 19 1C A9 2B 8D 1A 1C 20 OA 76 06 

0954 1C 60 A9 4D 8D 19 1C A9 2B 8D 1A 69 07 

0955 1C 20 OA 1C 60 EE IF 42 AD 20 42 DB 06 

0956 8D B3 41 AD 21 42 8D B4 41 AD 22 9E 08 

0957 42 8D B5 41 A9 00 8D B6 41 8D B7 F3 08 

0958 41 8D B8 41 20 3F 1E AD B3 41 8D 30 08 

0959 20 42 AD B4 41 8D 21 42 AD B5 41 56 08 

0960 8D 22 42 AE 20 42 EO 32 DO 1B AE 6C 08 

0961 21 42 EO 35 DO 14 AE 22 42 EO 36 45 08 

0962 DO OD A2 30 8E 20 42 A2 00 8E 21 B2 07 

0963 42 8E 22 42 60 AE IF 42 EO 00 FO 36 08 

0964 5C CE 1F 42 A2 02 8E BC 41 AE BC E8 08 

0965 41 BD 20 42 C9 00 DO OD CE BC 41 96 08 

0966 AE BC 41 EO FF FO CF 4C 8A 33 AE C6 OA 

0967 BC 41 BD 20 42 C9 30 DO OE A9 39 9C 08 

0968 AE BC 41 9D 20 42 CE BC 41 4C A1 2A 09 

0969 33 AA CA 8A AE BC 41 9D 20 42 AD SI 09 

0970 20 42 C9 30 DO 15 AD 21 42 C9 00 E3 07 

0971 FO OE 8D 20 42 AD 22 42 8D 21 42 B9 07 

0972 A9 00 8D 22 42 20 03 34 60 A9 63 29 07 

0973 8D 19 1C A9 2B 8D 1A 1C 20 OA 1C 6C 06 

0974 60 18 AD 48 42 6D AF 41 8D 48 42 F1 07 

0975 AD 49 42 69 00 8D 49 42 60 18 AD AD 07 

0976 1F 42 6A BO 08 A2 00 8E 28 42 4C 39 07 

0977 17 34 A2 01 8E 28 42 60 20 7B 33 E5 06 

0978 20 03 34 4C 2C 2D A2 00 8E 2A 42 6A 06 

0979 8E 2B 42 A2 00 8E 1E 42 20 8F 32 3F 07 

0980 A2 00 8E 1E 42 A2 00 8E 1F 42 8E 83 07 

0981 24 42 8E 21 42 8E 22 42 8E 1B 42 09 07 

0982 8E 28 42 8E 36 42 8E 3A 42 8E 23 8F 07 

0983 42 A2 30 8E 20 42 A2 01 8E 26 42 74 07 

0984 8E 32 42 A2 00 8E 29 42 20 1C ID CE 06 

0985 20 7B 32 A2 00 8E 48 42 8E 49 42 79 07 

0986 20 E2 1A 20 DD 32 20 9D 1 D AD 97 43 08 

0987 02 29 08 C9 00 FO 03 4C 15 35 AD OD 07 

0988 AF 41 C9 00 FO EA C9 01 DO 21 A2 CC 09 

0989 00 8E 2A 42 A2 00 8E 36 42 A2 FF 20 08 

0990 8E 25 42 AE 32 42 EO 01 FO 03 4C 15 08 

0991 CC 34 A2 07 8E 25 42 4C DC 34 C9 A2 08 

0992 02 DO 43 A2 00 8E 2A 42 A2 01 8E C2 07 

0993 36 42 A2 09 8E 25 42 A2 08 8E 47 78' 07 

88 / RUN JANUARV 1986 



0994 42 AE 28 42 EO 00 FO 09 AD AF 41 B2 08 

0995 8D 00 5A 4C EC 34 AD AF 41 8D 00 60 08 

0996 5B AE 32 42 EO 01 DO 03 4C 59 35 EF 07 

0997 20 FO 33 20 23 33 20 03 34 20 C2 D7 06 

0998 32 4C 59 35 C9 04 DO 08 A2 01 8E C8 07 

0999 2A 42 4C B5 38 C9 03 DO 03 4C 32 A9 07 

1000 35 C9 18 DO 03 4C 32 35 20 C3 1A 81 07 

1001 AE 4A 41 EO 01 FO OD 20 CC FF 20 OB 09 

1002 E4 FF C9 18 FO 09 4C 88 34 20 4E 1D 09 

1003 32 4C 65 34 20 1C 1D A9 18 8D AF 58 07 

1004 41 20 AF 1D A9 03 8D AF 41 20 AF 11 08 

1005 1D 20 D7 2C 20 CC FF A9 03 20 C3 A7 08 

1006 FF 20 60 17 20 68 1C 4C D3 2D A2 16 08 

1007 01 8E 24 42 A2 00 8E 29 42 20 FE 9D 07 

1008 1A 20 9D ID AD 97 02 29 08 C9 00 24 07 

1009 DO 51 AE 32 42 EO 01 FO 13 AE 28 EE 08 

1010 42 EO 01 FO OC AE 24 42 AD AF 41 C2 08 

1011 9D 00 5A 4C 95 35 AE 24 42 AD AF 70 08 

1012 41 9D 00 5B AE 32 42 EO 01 FO 19 39 08 

1013 AE 24 42 EO 03 DO 12 AE 36 42 EO D4 08 

1014 01 FO OB AD AF 41 3D 25 42 AA CA F7 08 

1015 8E 47 42 EE 24 42 AE 24 42 EC 25 87 08 

1016 42 90 10 4C 8D 36 20 C3 1A AE 4A DE 07 

1017 41 EO 01 DO 99 4C 9A 3D AE 32 42 C9 08 

1018 EO 01 FO OB AE 24 42 EC 47 42 BO OF 09 

1019 03 20 FO 33 4C 63 35 AE 1A 42 EO OF 08 

1020 01 DO 03 4C 67 36 38 A9 FF ED 01 87 08 

1021 SB CD 04 5B FO 03 4C 65 34 38 A9 3D 08 

1022 FF ED 02 5B CD 05 5B FO 03 4C 65 18 09 

1023 34 38 A9 FF ED 03 5B CD 06 5B FO 7C 09 

1024 03 4C 65 34 AD 02 5B CD D4 41 90 64 08 

1025 1D FO 10 A9 6C 8D 19 1C A9 3E 8D 69 08 

1026 1A 1C 20 OA 1C 4C 32 35 AD 02 5B 3B 06 

1027 CD D3 41 90 03 4C 23 36 AE 1A 42 26 08 

1028 EO 01 DO 03 4C 67 36 AE 36 41 CA 90 08 

1029 CA CA AD 03 5B 8D CF 41 9D 86 41 A5 09 

1030 20 DB 17 20 A3 1 6 AE 5A 41 EO 01 1B 08 

1031 DO 03 4C 32 35 A2 00 8E 32 42 A2 D3 07 

1032 01 8E DB 41 A2 00 8E 28 42 8E 1F FA 07 

1033 42 8E 21 42 8E 22 42 A9 30 8D 20 B4 07 

1034 42 20 1C 1D 20 3F 32 4C 6B 34 AE CF 06 

1035 32 42 EO 01 DO 03 4C E5 35 AE 28 6F 08 

1036 42 EO 01 FO OE 38 A9 FF ED 03 5A 57 09 

1037 CD 04 5A FO 11 4C A2 37 38 A9 FF 3E 09 

1038 ED 03 5B CD 04 5B FO 03 4C A2 37 9D 08 

1039 AE 28 42 EO 01 FO 2E AE 01 5A 8E BD 08 

1040 DA 41 EC IF 42 DO 03 4C 08 37 AE 84 08 

1041 1F 42 CA EC DA 41 DO 25 A2 00 8E 68 09 

1042 29 42 20 7B 33 20 03 34 20 15 33 OA 06 

1043 20 1C ID 20 3F 32 4C 6B 34 AE 01 97 06 

1044 5B 8E DA 41 EC 1F 42 DO D5 4C 08 5E 09 

1045 37 20 15 33 A2 00 8E 2B 42 4C 9A 37 07 

1046 3D AE 25 42 CA CA 8E 4C 41 8E 25 CA 08 

1047 42 AE 28 42 EO 01 FO 18 AE 4C 41 95 08 

1048 BD 00 5A 8D AF 41 EE 4C 41 AE 4C 21 09 

1049 41 BD 00 5A 8D DA 41 4C 47 37 AE 91 08 

1050 4C 41 BD 00 5B 8D AF 41 EE 4C 41 B7 08 

1051 AE 4C 41 BD 00 5B 81) DA 41 AD AF 72 09 
10 52 41 CD 4 8 42 DO OB AD DA 41 CD 49 6D 09 

1053 42 DO 03 4C 60 37 20 07 33 4C 9A 55 07 

1054 3D AE 28 42 EO 01 FO IF 18 AD 00 28 08 

1055 5A 6D 01 5A 18 6D 02 5A 8D AF 41 9F 07 

1056 AE 36 42 EO 01 FO 2C AD AF 41 C9 A9 09 

1057 00 DO 1F 4C 00 38 18 AD 00 SB 6D 21 07 

1058 01 5B 18 6D 02 5B 8D AF 41 AE 36 C1 07 

1059 42 EO 01 FO OD AD AF 41 C9 00 FO 99 09 

1060 5E 20 F9 32 4C 9A 3D AD AF 41 C9 56 09 

1061 01 DO F3 4C 00 38 A2 00 8E 4C 41 2A 08 

1062 AE 25 42 E8 E8 8E 25 42 AE 1A 42 OA 09 
*063 EO 01 FO 08 20 CC FF A2 03 20 C9 79 09 

1064 FF AD AF 41 20 A3 3D AE 1A 42 EO AE 09 

1065 01 FO 09 AD AF 41 20 D2 FF 20 CC 9D 09 

1066 FF EE 4C 41 AE 4C 41 EC 25 42 90 C2 09 

1067 DO 4C 9D 38 A2 00 8E DB 41 20 1C A4 08 



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Built-in disk drivel Intelligent high speed unit with 
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Graphics: 7 vertical dols — maximum 480columns 

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Character codes: CBM ASCII code. 

Prinl speed: 60 characters per second. 

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40 Keys (A-C) in professional gauge spring 
loaded lo give the feet and response of a real 
keyboard instrument, Polyphonic. 
Registers (with ConcerlMasler) 
Organ. Trumpet, Flute. Clarinet. Piano. Harp- 
sicord. Violin, Cello. Bass, Banjo, Mandolin, 
Calliope, Concertino. Bagpipe. Synthesizer l. 
Synthesizer 2, Clavier i. Clavier 2. which 
can be played over a J octave range. Pro- 
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Recording (with ConcertMaster) 
Three Irack sequencer (recorder) with over- 
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Interface 

Built in interface for Commodore 64, Com- 
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2 and user port, 
Power Supply 

Powered direct by the computer, no batteries 
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Finish 

Table Model in white high-impact material, 
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and built in music stand. Size 29 -i/6 x 
9-9/16 x 3-11/16, weighs 9 pounds 

Melodian ScoreMaster 

$*9-95 



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Software rm-oi 

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With the ScoreMaster program your music 
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ScoreMaster Requires: 

• Commodore 64 or Commodore 12a wilh 
disk drive and printer compatible with the 
Commodore graphics mode such as (he 
Commodore MPS 603, 1515. and 1^25- 

• Melodian ConcerlMasler program 



RhylhmMaster teaches a beginner how lo 

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RhylhmMaster will have you reading and 

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Rhythm Master Features: 

• Trumpet, organ, violin, and synthesizer 
instrument sounds. 

• Built in metronome 

• Pause/Play control. 

• Set-up menu for customizing RhylhmMaster. 
Rhythm Master Teaches: 

• How to read notes on the treble and bass 
musical staffs, 

• The names of the notes. 

• Where the notes are on the keyboard. 

• I low lo play whole notes, half notes, 
quarter noles. eighth notes and sixteenth 
notes in combinations, in botti ,\/4 and 4/4 
lime, 

• How to play in different tempos 
RhythmMaster Requires: 

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• Melodian Musical Keyboard kb-01 is 
required to study Ihe reading and playing of 
musical notes. However, RhylhmMaster 
can be used without the Melodian Musical 
Keyboard lo study rhythm, by playing the 
notes on the computer keyboard, 



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ConcertMasler teaches how a composition is 
put together, note by note, instrument by in- 
strument. You learn to play ji pre-recorded 
songs from Bach lo Rock Then you can 
compose your own songs and record them 
right onto your floppy disk 

ConcertMaster Teaches: 

• Scales 

• Bass lines 

• Familiar Beginner Songs such as 
"Jingle Bells' 

• Easy classical songs such as Bach Minuet" 
and Ravel's "Bolero' 

• Advanced classics like "A Midsummer's 
Night Dream" by Mendelssohn 

• Popular hits such as "Thriller'' 

Instruments Sounds 

Organ, Trumpd, Fkile, Clarinet Piano, Harp- 
sicord, Violin. Cello. Bass. Banjo Mandolin. 
Calliope. Concertina Bagpipe Synthesizer I, 
Synthesizer 2, Clavier l, Clavier 2, which 
can be played over a { octave range. Pro- 
grammable sounds as well 
Recording Functions: 
Three track sequencer (recorder) with over- 
dubbing and mullilimbral (different instrument 
sounds at Ihe same time] effects 
Each back can be set to one ot seven dif- 
ferent functions: 

• Monitor: Lets you use a track to play 
music live, withoul recording it 

• Record: Records a Irack as you play, 

• Playback: Lets you hear whatever has 
been recorded or loaded into Ihe track. 
You may playback one track while record- 
ing another to build layers of instruments. 

• Mute: Tunis a Irack off This is useful 
when you want to listen lo or record one or 
two tracks at a lime 

• Save: Stores a track lo the disk. 

• Load: Loads a Irack from the disk. 

• Protect: Write protects a track 
Create New Instrument 
Sounds 

• Choose from pulse, sawtooth, triangle 
and noise sound sources. 

• Control the sound envelope wilh attack, 
decay, sustain, and release times 

• Ring Modulation and Syncronization effects, 

• Set Low pass, band pass, and high pass 
filter frequencies. 

ConcertMaster Requires: 

• Commodore 64- or Commodore 12a 
wilh disk drive 

" Melodian Musical Keyboard kb-01 is 
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musical noles However. ConcertMaster 
can be used without the Meloc'ian Musical 
Keyboard lo playback Ihe recorded musical 
examlpes. record music played on the 
computer keyboard, and to create new 
instrument sounds 



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Auto-Run 

Protect your programs from prying 

eyes with this handy utility that 

instantly begins execution 

of your programs after 

they are loaded. 

By ALEJANDRO KAPAUAN 



Sunn- prolessional software houses 
feature programs that automatically 
run when they are loaded into the 
computer. This makes the programs 
easier to use and protects them from 
being listed and examined. 

Now, you, too, can make your pro- 
grams self-running with Auto-Run, 
which allows them to begin execu- 
tion the moment you load them. 

Self-running programs must be 
loaded with the "1" command of the 
Load statement, as in LOAD'TRO- 
GRAM", 8, 1. Alter the program is 
loaded, it starts execution. 

If you load the program without 
the "1" command, it will not auto- 
matically start execution; however, 
you can neither list nor save the pro- 
gram to produce a working copy. 

Self-running programs are possi- 
ble due to vat ions operating system 
subroutine vectors in low memory. 
You can change these vectors to 
point to machine language routines. 
Auto-Run creates a program file 
that actually loads right over these 
vectors. 

One iiiiporiant vector, the warm- 
start link at location $0302-$0303, is 
changed to point to a small machine 
language routine in the cassette 
buffer. After the program loads, this 
new warm-start routine issues a Run 



command to Basic and starts execu- 
tion of the program. 

Program Details 

Auto-Run (see Listing 1) starts off 
by printing a header on the screen 
and Poking the auto-start machine 
language routine into the cassette 
buffer. The sum of the data in the 
Data statements is checked against a 
checksum to ensure accuracy. 

At line "id, the program asks for 
the filename of the program for 
which an autostart copy is to be 
made. The program file is then 
opened for reading. 

At line 80, you are asked for the 
name to be given the output file; that 
is, the auto-slari version of the pro- 
gram. The output file is then opened 
for writing. 

At line 1 10, the machine language 
routine in the cassette buffer is cus- 
tom iz.ed for the machine the pro- 
gram is running on — C-64 or VIC-20. 

At line V.W, [he Inst two hyies, 
which represent the start address of 
the program tile in low-byte, high- 
byte formal, are read from the input 
file. These two bytes will vary, de- 
pending on whether the machine is 
an unexpanded or expanded VIC or 
a Commodore 64. The variable L is 



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then set lo this start address minus 1. 

Next, at line 140, the two charac- 
ters CHR$(2) and CHE$(3) ate writ- 
ten in tlte output file. These two bytes 
represent die Mail address assigned 
to the output file. The value is $0302, 
which is the location of the warm- 
Start vector. 

Then the characters CHR$(60) and 
CHRS(3) are written. These repre- 
sent the value $();W(!, which will he 
loaded over the warm-start vector; 
J03SC is the address of the start of 
the cassette buffer in which the auto- 
start code is present. 

Lines 150 and 160 Poke the com- 
mand in be issued to Basic by the 
auto-start code into the proper place 
in the cassette buffer. In this case, the 
basic command is Run, Advanced 
programmers who wish lo create 
auto-start machine language files 
might want to change "RUN" to a 
"SYSxxxxx" command, where xxxxx 
is (he address of the machine lan- 
guage program. 

Next, at line 170, the contents of 
memory from just above the warm- 
start vector up to just below the start 
of the input program are copied to 
the output File. 

Finally, at line 190, the remaining 
portion of the input file is copied to 
the output file. The disk files are then 
closed and the program stops. 

Typing the Program 

Auto-Run is a fairlv short program, 
so it should not be much trouble to 
type it in. However, you must watch 



out for the semicolons in the Print 
statements. Any auto-start program 
you create will not work if you leave 
out any of the semicolons. 

As always, be careful with live Data 
statements. If von get an fa tor in 
Data message when you run the pro- 
gram, check to see that you have en- 
tered the Data statements correctly. 

Using Auto-Run 

To use Auto-Run, firsi load it into 
your machine ami run it. Then, insert 
the disk that contains your program 
into the disk drive. Type in the name 
of your program. When you are 
asked for the output name, type in 
the name you want to give the auto- 
start copy of your program. 

The screen will clear and the pro- 
gram will start working. The program 
takes a couple of minutes to create 
the output file — longer for long pro- 
grams. When the program is done, 
you can test your new program file. 

Type in 

LOAD <l progname",8|] 

where progname is the name of the 
auto-Start copy of your program. Im- 
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should start running. 

To copy an auto-starting program 
created by Auto-Run to another disk, 
you may use any one of various file- 
copying programs or machine lan- 
guage monitors. You cannot load the 
program and save it in the normal 
manner. 

If you cannot copy such a file, you 
can always copy your original pro- 



gram to the disk, run Auto-Run to 
produce an auto-starting copy, then 
delete the copy of the original file. 

lie sure to remove any cartridges 
or expansion boards before you run 
Auto-Run if you expect die auto-star! 
program to run in an environment 
without them. Or leave them in place 
if you expect the program to run 
with them. 

If your intention in producing an 
auto-siari program is to prevent your 
program from being examined, you 
must take the necessary steps to make 
your original program airtight. That 
is. there should be no way of getting 
out of the program without its con- 
sent, short of powering down the 
machine. Of course, no protection 
scheme is perfect, so there is always 
some way of examining any program. 

Some simple measures you can 
take are to disable the runtetop and 
run/stop and restore keys and to use 
the New command in the program 
lo delete the program from memory. 

To disable the keys, simply type 
POKEtf0<s,2.'i4 (normal value is 237) on 
the C-64 or POKE808;100 (normal 
value is 1 1 2) on die VIC-20. Type these 
Pokes before you run Auto-Run, and 
they will carry over to the auto-starting 
program. A nice side-effect of using 
these Pokes is that the List function 
will also lie disabled. El 



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Listing 1 . Auto-Run program far the C64 and VIC-20. 



PEINTCHRS ( 147) CHR$ ( 1 8 > "AUTO-RUN CONVERTS 
R" :REM*138 

S=0:FORI=828TO862 :READV: POKEI, V: S=S+V:NE 
XTI:IFS=3677THEN40 :REM*228 

PRINT"ERROR IN DATA": END :REM*16 

PRINT" INSERT PROGRAM DISK" :REM*220 
INPUT"PROGRAM NAME";F1$ :REM*174 

CLOSE 4 : CLOSE 5 : CLOSE! 5 :OPEN1 5 ,8, 1 5 , "I" :CL 
OSE15:OPEN15,8,15 :REM*170 

OPEN4,8,4,"0:"+F1$+",P,R" 
GOTO50 



>0THENCLOSE4 

IN PUT "OUTPUT 

OPENS, 8, 5, "0 

>0THENCLOSE5 
Z$=CHR$(0) 
POKE829,PEEK<770) 
E857,PEEK(771 ) 



NAME";F1$ 

"+F1$+",P,W" 

GOTO80 



GOSUB230:IFER< 

:REM*136 

:REM*20 

GOSUB230:IFER< 

:REM*1 72 

:REM*96 

POKE834 , PEEK( 771 ) : POK 

:REM*60 



PRINTCHR$( 147) "WAIT" :REM*234 

GET#4 ,A$;GET#4 ,B$: L=ASC( A$+Z$ ) +256*ASC( 
B$+Z$)-1 :REM*22 

PRINT#5 r CHR$ ( 2 )CHR$ ( 3 )CHR$ ( 60 )CE!R$ ( 3 > ; 

:REM*38 
C$="RUN"+CHR$(0) :REM*192 

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160 F0RI=1T0LEN(C$) : POKE858+I , ASC(MID$ ( C$ ,1 

,1J):NEXTI :REM*20 

1 70 FORI=772TOL:FRINT#5,CHR$(PEEK(I) ) ; :NEXT 

I :REM*82 

1B0 PRINT"COPYING FILE" :REM*118 

190 GET#4,A$;S=ST:PRINT#5,CHR$(ASC(A$+Z$) i ; 

:IFS=0THEN190 :REM*164 

200 GOSUB230 ;REM*202 

210 CLOSE4: CLOSES: CLOSE 15 :REM*240 

220 PRINTE1S:PRINT"D0NE":END ;REM*30 
230 INPUT#1 5,ER,E1 $ ,T,S : IFER=0THENRETURN 

:REM*212 
240 PRINTE1$;T;S:RETURN :REM*78 

250 DATA169,131 ,141, 2, 3, 169, 196, 141, 3, 3 

:REM*160 
260 DATA160,0,18S,91 ,3,153,0,2,24 0,3 

:REM*175 
270 DATA200, 208, 245, 162,255,160,1 ,76,134,19 

6 ;REM*121 

280 DATA0,82,85,78,0 :REM*55 



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in the maze, or there might 

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on the category you 've 

selected. Juggle the letters to 

spell a word and have fun. 

By PENNY DeGROFF 



In musi computer word-scramble 
games, the computer scrambles a word 
and displays it on the screen. The 
player then types in the correct word. 

This game, Wordjumbler (Listing 
i), is a little different, First, you are 
presented with eight categories, each 
dealing with a different subject. With 
a joystick in port 2, you move a white 
cursor beside the category you want, 
then press the fire-button to begin 
the game. 

The playfield, a 12-section maze, will 
appear on the screen. Some sections 
will contain a letter; one section will 
contain a star; the rest will be empty. 
The letters, when combined in the cor- 
rect order, will spell a word that relates 
to the category chosen. (For instance, 
lite "I'm Hungry" category contains 
the names of various foods.) 

To display the letters, one at a time, 
in their proper order, use the joystick 
to move the star directly under each 
letter and press the fire-button. That 
letter will then appear at the top of 
the screen. Continue this until all 
;. lie; s ai i ifii)' i\ ed from the ma/.e. 
displaying a word. 

At the bottom of the screen is 
the sCOre section. When the maze is 
cleared, the wold being played is 
shown along with the score and any 
bonus points earned. 



If you've spelled the word cor- 
rect! v, you will earn one point for 
each letter in the word. There is no 
time limit for clearing the maze. 
However, bonus points are awarded 
if you do tb is in less than 30 seconds; 
you gain one point for each of the 
remaining seconds. Since the star 
must go around the letters instead of 
over them, you can clear the screen 
more quickly by going through the 
empty sections whenever possible. 

Play continues until five words 
have been unscrambled. The grand 
total and high score are then shown. 
The Option of playing another game 
is also presented at this lime. 

Making Changes 

Any or all of the categories or 
words within them may he changed. 
Lines 160-200 contain the eight cat- 
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words in each category. They are con- 
tained in Data statements beginning 
at line 950. Since the maze contains 
12 sections, no word can have more 
than 1 1 letters. Have fun! Qsl 



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Listing 1. Wkdjumbkr program. 



10 D1HD$(23) ,TS{5) ,WS(20) ,L1 (12) ,L2{12) 

:REM*146 

20 D$(0)="(HOME}":FORX=1TO23:D$(X}=D$(X-1 ) + 

"(CRSR DN)":NEXT:C=54 272:FORX=1TO160:REA 

DW$:NEXT :REM*220 

30 F0RX=1TO12:READL1 <X ) :NEXT: PRINT" (SHFT CL 

R}" :POKE53280,0:POKE53281 , 0:POKE646,1 

:REM*23 2 

40 PRINTDS (12) TAB (17) "WHATZIT" : FORX = 1 5T01 ST 

EP-1 :POKE646,X :REM*104 

50 PRINTD$(10)TAB(15)"(CTRL 9) (11 SPACES }" : 

FORY=1T03:PRINTTAB(15)"{CTRL 9} "TAB (25) 

" ":NEXT :REM*16 

60 PRINTTAB(15)"(CTRL 9} (11 SPACES }": PRINTD 

$(8)TAB(13)"{CTRL 9}{15 SPACEs)" :REM*68 

70 F0RY=1TO7:PRINTTAB(13)"(CTRL 9} "TAB (27) 

" ":NEXT:PRINTTAB(13)"(CTRL 9} (15 SPACES 

}" :REM*122 

80 PRINTD${6)TAB(11 )"{CTRL 9) {19 SPACEs}" :F 

0RY=1T011 :REM*72 

90 PRINTTAB{11 )"(CTRL 9} "TAB ( 29 ) " ":NEXT:P 

RINTTAB(11 )"{CTRL 9) (19 SPACEs }": REM*1 36 

100 PRINTD$(4}TAB(9)"(CTRL 9} (23 SPACEs}":F 

0RY=1T015 :REM*188 

110 PRINTTAB(9)"(CTRL 9} "TAB(31) M ":NEXT:P 

RINTTAB(9}"(CTRL 9} (23 SPACES }" : NEXT 

:REM*68 

120 FORX=CTQC+23:POKEX,0:NEXT:POKEC+24 ,1 5:P 

OKEC+5,10:POKEC+6, 10 :REM*122 

130 READ(l:IFH = 0THEN160 :REM*94 

140 READL:P0KEC,L:P0KEC+1 , H: POKEC + 4 , 1 7 :FORX 

=1T01 00:NEXT:POKEC+4,1 6 :REM*1 4 

150 FORX=1TO75:NEXT:GOTO130 :REM*158 

160 PRINT" (SHFT CLR } " : POKE53280 , 2 : POKE53281 

, 3 : POKE6 4 6 , 6 : PR INTD$ ( 2 ) TAB ( 6 ) " I ' M HUNGR 

Y" : REM* 4 2 

170 PRINTTAB(6)"(CRSR DNJMUSIC MAKERS": PRIN 

TTAB(6)"(CRSR DNJPEOPLE PARTS" :REM*58 

180 PRINTTAB(6)"(CRSR DN } PRETTY PETALS " : PRI 

NTTAB ( 6 ) " { CRSR DN } HOME SWEET HOME" 

: REM* 190 

190 PRINTTAB(6)"[CRSR DN } HOW ' S THE WEATHER? 

":PRINTTAB(6)"{CRSR DN}ALL WORK AND NO 

PLAY" :REM*132 

200 PRINTTAB(6)"(CRSR DN}TWO LEGS, FOUR LEG 

S, NO LEGS":POKE646,2 :REM*238 

210 PRINTTAB{6)"[3 CRSR DNsJMOVE CURSOR WIT 

H JOYSTICK " :REM*124 



220 PRINTTAB(7}"{CRSR DN) PRESS FIRE BUTTON 

TO SELECT" :OP= 1108: POKEOP ,160: POKEOP+C , 

1 :REM*32 

230 FORX=1TO100:NEXT:IF(PEEK(56 320)AND16)=0 

THEN290 :REM*72 

240 J=15-{PEEK(56320}AND15):IFJ=lTHENDI=-80 

:GOTO270 :REM*198 

250 IFJ=2THENDI=80:GOTO270 :REM*56 

260 GOTO230 :REM*247 

270 NF=OP+DI:IFNP<1108ORNP>1668TUEN230 

:REM*23 
280 PQKENP+C,1 : POKEOP, 32 :POKENP, 160: POKEOP+ 

C,3:OP=NP:GOTO230 :REM*249 

29 RESTORE :CA= (OP- 1 028) /80:ONCAGOSUB300, 31 

0,320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370 :GOTG380 

:REM*89 
300 RETURN :REM*103 

310 FORX=1TO20:READW$: NEXT: RETURN :REM*231 
32 FORX=1TO40:READW$: NEXT: RETURN :REM*241 
330 FORX=1TO60:READW$:NEXT:RETURN :REM*253 
34 FORX=1TO80:READW$: NEXT: RETURN :REM*7 
350 F0RX=1TO1 00 :READWS:NEXT: RETURN :REM*17 
360 FORX=lTOl 20 :READW$: NEXT: RETURN : REM* 2 9 
370 FORX=1T01 40 :READW$: NEXT: RETURN :REM*41 
380 FORX=1TO20:READW${X> :NEXT :REM*137 
390 PRINT" (SHFT CLR ) " : POKE53280 , : POKE53281 

,0:POKEG46,1 :REM*249 

400 PRINTDS( 1 8 )TAB( A ) "WORD"TAB< 1 7 ) "SC0RE"TA 

B(24)"BQNUS"TAB(31 ) "TOTAL" :REM*231 
410 WC=0:TC=0:CU=18 :REM*147 

420 WC=WC + 1 :IFWO5THEN800 :REM*203 

430 TC=TC+2:P0KE646,TC:PRINTDS(2)TAB(11 )"{C 

TRL 9) (17 SPACES )":F0RX=1T03 :REM*209 
440 PRINTTAB( 11 )"(CTRL 9} (3 CRSR RTs} (3 C 

RSR RTs} (3 CRSR RTs) (3 CRSR RTs } " : PR 

INTTAB(11 >"{CTRL 9) "TAB (27}" ":REM*179 
450 PRINTTAB(11 )"{CTRL 9} {3 CRSR RTs} {3 C 

RSR RTS} {3 CRSR RTs) {3 CRSR RTs} " : PR 

INTTAB(11 )"(CTRL 9) (2 SPACEs) (CRSR RT}{ 

3 SPACEs} (CRSR RT)(3 SPACES} (CRSR RT)(3 
SPACEs} {CRSR RT)(2 SPACEs} " :NEXT 

: REM* 61 
460 PRINTTAB(11 )"{CRSR UP} (CTRL 91(17 SPACE 

s}":POKE646,13 :REM*89 

470 FORX=1T01 2:L2(X)=L1 (X) :NEXT :LP=0 :WP$="" 

: REM* 9 7 
480 WN=INT(RND(1 )*20)+1 : IFW$ ( WN ) =""THEN480 

:REM*253 
490 LP=LP+1 :IFLP>LEN(WS(WN) ) THEN 5 2 : REM* 1 7 7 
500 X=INT(RND(1 )*12) + 1 : IFL2 (X) =0THEN500 

:REM*191 
510 P0KEL2{X),ASC(MID$(W$(WN) , LP , 1 ) }-64:POK 

EL2(X)+C,14:L2(X)=0:GOTO490 : REM* 53 

520 X=INT(RND(1 )*12)+1 :IFL2(X)=0THEN520 

:REM*228 
530 OP=L2{X) :POKEOP,42:POKEOP+C,7:TI$="0000 

00" :REM*246 

540 FORX=1TO60:NEXT:IF(PEEK(56 320}AND16)=0T 

IIEN620 :REM*230 

55 J=l5-(PEEK(56320)AND15):IFJ=1THENDI=-40 

:GOTO600 :REM*214 

560 IFJ=2TI1ENDI=40:GOTO600 :REM*222 

570 IFJ=4THENDI=-1 :GOTO600 :REM*14 

580 IFJ=8THENDI=1 :GOTO600 :REM*206 

590 GOTO540 :REM*106 

600 NP=OP+DI:IFPEEK{NP) o 32THEN540 :REM*64 
61 POKENP+C, 7 : POKEOP, 32 : POKENP, 42 : POKEOP+C 

,0:OP=NP:GOTO540 :REM*64 

620 IFPEEK{OP-40) >26THEN540 :REM*208 

63 WP$=WP$+CHR$( (PEEKlOP-40) )+64) : PRINTDS ( 

1 }TAB{ 1 1 )WP$:POKEOP-40,32 :REM*248 

640 POKEOP-40+C,0:IFLEN(WP$) <>LEN(W$(WN) }TH 

EN550 :REM*66 

65 T=VAL(TI$) :POKE646 , 1 : POKEOP, 32 : POKEOP+ 

C,0:IFWP$=W$(WN)THEN680 : REM* 2 28 



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FORX=CTOC+24 :POKEX,0:NEXT:FORX=1TO1 : PO 840 

KEC+24,15:FORQ=1T03:NEXT :REM*236 

POKEC+ 24, 0:FORQ=1TO3: NEXT; NEXT :GOTO690 850 

:REM*226 
POKEC+24 ,15: POKEC ,10: POKEC+1 ,100: POKEC+ 
5,9:POKEC+6,9:POKEC+4,17:POKEC+4,16 860 

: REM* 182 
CU=CU+1 :PRINTD${CU)TAB(4)W$(WN) ; :SC=0:I 870 

FWPS=W$(WN)THENSC=LEN(WP$) :REM*14 

PRINTTAB(19) ; : IFSC< 1 0THENPRINT" "j 

:REM*134 
PRINTSC;TAB( 26 ) ; : BO=0 : IFT < 30Tt!ENBO=30-T 

:REM*78 
IFSC=0THENBO=0 :REM*48 

IFBOO0THENPRINT" "; :HEM*218 

PRINTBO;TAB( 33 ) ; :TS{ WC) =SC+BO: IFTS ( WC ) < 
10THENPRINT" "j :REM*248 

PRINTTS(WC) : POKE64 6,1 5 ;REM*62 

PRINTD$( 16 )TAB( 11 ) "PRESS FIRE BUTTON":F 
ORX=1TO50:NEXT :REM*252 

PRINTD$(16)TAB(11 )"{17 SPACES }" :F0RX=1T 
O30:NEXT :REM*239 

IF ( PEEK ( 56 320)AND16)=16THEN760 :REM*111 
PRINTD$(1 )TAB{11 )"|12 SPACES )" :W$ ( WN ) = " 
":GOTO420 :REM*191 

PRINTDS{ 23 ) : F0RX=1 T01 5 : PRINT:NEXT:P0KE6 
46,8 :RBM*249 



PRINTDS 1 1 2 )TAB ( 1 6 ) "GAME OVER" :GT=0 :FORX 
=1T05:GT=GT+TS(X):NEXT :REM*79 

PRINTTAB( 13)"{CRSR DN) GRAND TOTAL"GT:IF 
GT>HSTHENHS=GT : REM* 4 9 

POKE64 6, 3:PRINTTAB( 1 3 )"{CRSR DN)HIGH SC 
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PRINTTAB(11 )"{CRSR DN } PLAY AGAIN? YES/N 
O" :OP=1807 :POKEOP,30:POKEOP+C,3 :REM*51 
POKE64 6,13:PRINTTAB(10)"(2 CRSR DNsJMOV 
E "; :POKE646,3:PRINT"{UP ARROW] ";: POKE6 
46,13 :REM*79 

PRINT" WITH JOYSTICK":PRINTTAB(7)"(CRSR 
DN) PRESS FIRE BUTTON TO SELECT" :REM*65 
IF( PEEK( 56 320 )AND1 6 ) =0THEN930 :REM*1 3 
J=15-(PEEK(56320]AND15):IFJ=4THENDI=-4: 



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REM*191 
REM*179 
REM*23 3 



:POKEOP+C 

:REM*89 

:REM*65 

:REM*239 



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GOT091 

IFJ=8THENDI=4:GOT091 

GOTO87 

NP=OP+DI:IFNP<1807ORNP>181 1THEN870 

:REM*87 
POKENP+C , 3 : POKEOP , 32 : POKENP , 30 : 
,0:OP=NP:GOTO87 
IFOP=1 807THEN160 
SYS64759 

DATAHAMBURGER , PI ZZA , CABBAGE , CARROT , SPAG 
HETTI , STRAWBERRY , PINEAPPLE , RAISIN 

:REM*203 
DATACHEESE, EGGPLANT, POTATO, BAN ANA, CUCUM 
BER , YOGURT , BOLOGNA , MARSHMALLOW , CHILI 

:REM*1 49 

970 DATAONION, SQUASH, RHUBARB, GUITAR, BANJO, V 

IOLIN , DRUM , SAXOPHONE , TRUMPET : REM* 29 

DATACLAR I NET, PI AND, ACCORD I ON, HARMONICA, 

HARP , MANDOLIN , FLUTE , XYLOPHONE , ORGAN 

;REM*1 1 5 

DA TACELLO, TUBA, TROMBONE, CYMBAL ,TAMBOURI 

NE , SHOULDER , ANKLE , HEART , STOMACH : REM*53 

DATAKIDNEY , CORNEA , LIVER , SPLEEN , BRAIN , E 

LBOW, FINGER , TOOTH , AORTA , KNUCKLE : REM*87 

101 DATAWRIST, LUNG, INTESTINE, FOOT, NECK, TON 

GUE, ORCHID, PETUNIA, ZINNIA, MARIGOLD 

:REM*65 
1 020 DATAASTER ,ROSE , PEONY , TULIP , CROCUS , AMAR 
YLLIS , HYACINTH , IRIS , PANSY , GLOXINIA 

:REM*183 

1030 DATABEGONIA, SNAPDRAGON, GERANIUM, DAISY, 

VIOLET , LILY , STEREO , CARPET : REM+1 7 

1040 DATAS ILVERWARE, TELEPHONE, TELEVISION, SH 

ELF , TOASTER , CURTA IN , CLOCK , CAB INET 

:REM*88 
1050 DATACf IA IR , STOVE , BLANKET , PI LLOW , TABLE , L 
AMP, CALENDAR, CLOTHING, THERMOSTAT 

:REM*26 
1 060 DATABROOM, TORNADO , LIGHTNING , THUNDER, SN 
OW, SLEET, RAIN BOW, HURRICANE, HUMIDITY 

:REM*1 8 
1070 DATATEMPERATURE, BAROMETER, FORECAST, CLO 
UD, FLOOD, HAIL, FRONT, DROUGHT, BLIZZARD 

:REM*220 
1 080 DATAWIND , WARNING , FROST , ATTORNEY , SURGEO 
N , BANKER , ARTIST , WRITER , CARPENTER 

:REM*18EJ 
1090 DATAENGINEER, REPORTER, ARCHITECT, LIBRAR 
IAN, NURSE, CHEF, POLITICIAN, TEACHER 

:REM*246 

1100 DATAPLUMBER, JANITOR, FARMER, CLERK, ATHLE 

TE , ELECTRICIAN, TURTLE , COUGAR : REM* 50 

1110 DATARATTLESNAKE, SALMON, OSTRICH, PEACOCK 

, ZEBRA, SKUNK, BUFFALO , KANGAROO , LIZARD 

:REM*60 
1 1 20 DATAHUMMINGB IRD, CHIMPANZEE, ANTELOPE ,SH 
EEP, DOLPHIN, SQUIRREL, RACCOON, GOPHER 

:REM*248 
11 30 DATAWOODPECKER, 1197,1201 ,12 05,1209,135 
7,1361 ,1365,1369,1517,1521 ,1525,1529 

:REM*172 

11 40 DATA22,96,44,19 3,89,131 ,25,30,50,60,10 

0,121 ,28,49,56,99,112,199,0,0 :REM*78 



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From j>. 28. 

pencil. Speed of execution may be varied for effect, and 

thf program allows easy eonibinaiion ol'text and grapliii s. 

The Print Shop 

rU'cause 1 lie Print Shop is geared lor output to your 
printer, many of its graphics designs are never seen on 
tlie screen and therefore can no I be output to a VCR, 

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an ever-changing geometric pattern, over which you can 
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Programming is called for here, hut extended Basic is 
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animation. 

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the letters form across your screen from left lo right. 

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Final Tips 

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1. Use software that permits a variety of tvpe sizes. 
Standard-size type can be difficult to read from the av- 
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'J.. Use something thai gives you a variety of fonts. A 
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From p. 1 0, 
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MlD$(slri«gl .position < > tength>) = string'J 

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replace the length characters of stringl, starting at the 
variable "position." The remainder of stringl is not 
affected. 

The length is an option, but if yon leave it out, string^ 
cannot he longer than the remaining number of char- 
acters in stringl. or an illegal quantity error results. 

Rick Koihstein 
Trenton, NJ 

<Pa9o CP/M utilities— If you are using CP/M mode on 
the C-128, you might think that ii curiic without sonic of 
Us important uiilities, because the\ don't show up in an\ 
disk directory. Rip your disk to the other sitle, and you'll 
find them lurking there. 

Eugene Cozzi 
Barre, VT 

Jpi99 C-64/VIC Buffer Saver— Many interesting pro- 
grams I'oke machine language routines into the cassette 
buffer and adjoining locations, which occupy memory 
from SW to 1023, decimal. The trouble with diis tech- 
nique is that you must run the liasic Poker every time 
you want to toad your machine language routines. 

The routine below saves the machine language directly 
from the buffer to disk or tape. To use Buffer Saver, fust 

add it to the end of vour lia.sic 1'oker program and add 
the proper program name in line 160. If you have a VIC, 
vim must also change the SYS61738 to SYS&4802, As 
printed, the program saves lo disk. To make it save to 
tape, change the .8 after the SAVE to a ,1,1. 

Once machine language programs have been saved to 
disk, they must be loaded using the formal 

LOAD"namc"Al 

in order lo work properly, anil a New command nuiM be 
executed following the load. If the New wipes out an 
important Basic program, you can either reload it or use 
an I'nnew program to firing it back lo life. If you use the 
DOS 5.1 wedge, you can load machine language by using 
', instead of/, and, in that case, von need not perform 
the Xew command, 

100 PRINT "{SHPT CLRJICRSR DNJ 64/VIC BUFFE 

R SAVER - LOUIS F. SANDER {CRSR DN}" 
110 PRINT"SAVES 820-1023 ( S0334-S03FF ) TAPE 

BUFFER" 
120 PRINT" {CRSR DN} NOTICE - YOU MUST FIRST 

PUT YOUR" 
130 PRINT"PROGRAM NAME INTO LINE 160." 
140 INPUT" (CRSR DN) READY TO SAVE THE BUFFER 

";A$:IFLEFT$(AS,1 ) <> "y"THENEND 
150 POKE43 , 52 :POKE44 , 3 : POKE45 ,0: POKE46 , 4 : PO 

KE179,20:CLR 
160 SAVE" PROGRAM NAME" , 8 : SYS64738 : REM CHANG 

E TO SYS64802 FOR VIC 



Louis F. Sander 
Pittsburgh, PA 



$49 A Working with machine language— You can easily 
lell when a hash program includes a machine language 
routine, because you'll see one or more Data statements 
whose elements are numbers between and 255. Those 
numbers are the machine language program, and the 
Basic program always includes some Pokes to put them 
into memory. 

Once the machine language program is in memory, it 
is activated by a SYS command, which is the machine 
language equivalent of Rl'N. Sometimes die SYS causes 
a one-time action to take place, and sometimes ii activates 
a feature that you can access again and again, until the 
computer is reset 

Fven if you erase your Basic program with the Sew 
command, or even if you resel il with stop/restore or a 
reset button, the machine language program remains in 
memory! If your reset seems to have killed the machine 
language, you can usually resurrect il by repeating the 
original SYS. 

Use Payne 
Cheswick, PA 



I})a9B Delete a block of lines— It \ou have aC-til or VIC, 
it's never pleasant when a large block of Basic lines needs 
to be removed from your program. To delete them, von 
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vetui'n key. Sometimes, mhi < an write a llasir program lo 

automate the task, but such programs usually depend on 
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language program into [he cassette buffer. Once that 
program is in place, blocks of lines can he deleted by 
typing commands of the following form: 

SYSH'JH.Maiiing NiivtU'iidiiiK line* + 1 <ieuim> 

For example, 

SYS«2K.lll(l,L'ii(i lii-li-u-H lines HMJ-199 
SYS828.0.I00 tie fete.-!, everything up in line 99 
SYS828300,63999 defeies everything lnim line 300-63998 
SYS828,300,0 deletes everything hum 300 up 

Once the machine language is in place, you can use 
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you won't have lo bother with the Basic program again. 
Machine language experts will be pleased to know lhat 
the mac him 1 language is completely relocatable, making 
ii possible lo store in au\ sale area of memory. 

10 PRINT"BLOCK DELETE - J. PELLECHl" 
20 CS = : FORJ= 1 T01 4 7 : READK: CS = CS + K : NEXT 
30 RESTORE:IFCS0 17763THENPRINT"DATA ERROR" 
:STOP 



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FPEEK( 65532 ) =226THENEND:R 
POKES+6 , 206 : POKES+26 ,198: 
KES+56, 198:REM VIC-20 
POKES+ 14 0,197: POKES + 143,1 
:REM VIC-20 

DATA 162,004,138,072,032, 

DATA 107,169,104,170,165, 

DATA 165, 020, 202, 149,1(55, 

DATA 032,089,166,165,108, 

DATA 020,134,021 ,032,019, 

DATA 166,096,133, 108,134, 

166,107,133,020,134, 

166,165,095,166,096, 

107,165,108,197,106, 

. 107,144,012,165,045, 

DATA 106,165,046,233,000, 

DATA 165,045,229,106,133, 

DATA 229,107,133,105,024, 

DATA 108,133,045,165,105, 

DATA 046,160,000,165,104, 

DATA 105,048,015,198,104, 

DATA 108,200,208,239,230, 

78 DATA 208,233,032,051,165, 

79 DATA 076,128,164 



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Jr>i;9Ci Restorekeytip— If yim'vr experienced erratic op- 
eration when using the stop/restore combination, you've 
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because there's nothing wrong with your computer. To 
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iiiusi see ,i sharp and rapid change in that key's status. 
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oilier keys — the monitoring circuit often misses the event. 
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Press die stop key and hold it, just as though you were 
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give the restore key one sharp tap, as though your finger 
were a woodpecker's beak. 

Mary Haver 

Wood Islands, PEI 

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Ipi9U Easy-fingered loading— It's common practice to 
rename frequently used programs with one-character 
names, to minimize the amount of typing necessary to 
load them. It's even belter when the new name is a single 
shi/lrtl i harai ler, such as shifted W. Willi such names, you 
can press the shift key immediately after the L in the 
abbreviated Load command, and not release it until the 
(omnia before the 8 for the disk drive number. This 
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suits nl filenames. It's not much, hut it sure feels heller! 

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Bangkok, Thailand 



yjK Detecting keypresses— There is an alternative to 

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modore computers, A memory location called LSTX al- 
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CM and VIC- H>7 
Plus/4 and CM6— 2088 
G-128— 213 

You i;\\i determine the values for different keys by exe- 
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in the interface's cover. Now, when I need to change 
applications, all 1 do is tlip the Radio Shack switch. 

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St. Thomas, Virgin Islands 

ip^Al Screen scrolling— Here are some easy ways to 
scroll your screen up or down a line, without using any 
machine language routines. Upward scrolling can he 
done hy: 

PRINT" [HOMEH25CRSR DN'sJ [HOMK] " 

Downward scrolling, on the C-64 only, can he accom- 
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IPaAa Faster-running programs — Here are some hints 
to make your Basic programs run taster: 

• In For. ..Next loops, type the Next without the v;ui- 

able name. 

• If possible, do not use arrays. 

• If you have numerous Data statements, put them ai the 
beginning of your program. 

• I)n the same with frequently executed subroutines. 

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information. The major difference between the SID 1001 
and the 1511 is that the SFD- 1001 is a direct drive with 
a massive heat sink and an IEEE interface instead of a 
serial bits. The SFD- 1001 is made, but not sold, by Com- 
modore; it is only available at a few places. Working with 
this drive can he ;i pleasure, but it has more than iis share 
of challenges, mostly due to poor documentation. 

Commodore recommends a 9t>T!M disk for use in this 
drive, but such disks are extremely hard to find and 
require a very strong signal to format and write to; the 
SFD- 100 1 's signal is not strong enough. I've had success 
with premium-quality DSDD disks, such as Dysan and 
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RUNjANUAKY 1(186/ 115 



Computers in Education 



The Resource Center 



Bj MARGARET MORABITO 



RUN '.5 technical manager Margaret 
Morabito ha\ extensive experience in the 
educational field, having laugh! college 
and high school English and writing, as 
well as Basic programming. She has also 
been involved in curriculum development 
and has written educational software for 
use on the (,(>■(. 

Although millions of people use 
their C-64s Lit home, credit is not 
often given to C lommodore computers 
as being tools Cor serious applications. 
If you ask anyone who doesn't own a 
Commodore to describe one, you will 
invariably get the reply, "Oh, that's the 

inexpensive game computer." 

A Gap in Our Education 

One area that has been covered 
only vaguely in computer magazines 
is that of serious educational appli- 
cations. Most coverage of education 
in Commodore-specific magazines 
lias been limited to spot reviews of un- 
related educational software and pro- 
gram listings of math and word games. 
Furthermore, if you read educational 
journals, you will find scant coverage 
6f Commodore computers. (Commo- 
dore Business Machines is helping lo 
overcome this to a limited extent hv 
placing C-l'iS advertisements in major 
educational journals.) 

Many educators ate looking specifi- 
cally for information on how to use 
computers (any computers) in their 
school systems, from administrative 
work to classroom teaching to home 
reinforcement. Community leaders 
and school hoard members are con 
siantly being bombarded with the re- 
quest to get computers into the 
schools, bin they don't have anywhere 
to turn for advice on what equipment 
to Inn. what software works best, or 
1 1 f i I RUN iasi'ARY \m 



One of the best-kept secrets 

in the U.S. is that 
Commodore computers are 
ideal for educational appli- 
cations. So, let's start spread- 
ing the word. Through this 
column, we'll share ideas, 
methods, success or failure 
stories and suggestions on 
hoio to make the most of 
your Commodore inside and 
outside the classroom. 



even how to implement computer 
usage throughout the various disci- 
plines within the school. 

People in these positions would he 
well advised lo lake a look at the ability 
of Commodore computers to meet 
their needs. Unfortunately, ihere has 
been no concerted effort to let these 
people know that the Commodore 
computer is an excellent choice for ed- 
ucators, and that its capabilities reach 
far beyond that of just home entertain- 
ment There also has been no effort to 
leach Commodore owners how to use 
their equipment and software for 
practical and directed educational ap- 
plications, at home or in school. 

Those of yon who own a C-64 or 
C-128 already realize the power, versa- 
liliiy and rosl-effcctivcncss of your 

computet system. Commodore com- 
puters are the predominant choir r- for 



the home because of these factors. 
What is amazing is that in the U.S., 
where C-li-ls and VlC-20s have been 
top sellers for four years, ( Iniumodore 
computers are not more prevalent at 
all levels of education. 

If you own a Commodore, then you 
know dial this compuiersm passes oth- 
ers in the areas schools need to con- 
sider: the price of hardware and 
software, the availability of both, the 
versatility of the system and the pres- 
ence of Commodores in the homes of 
many students. What you may not 
know is exactly how the computer can 
be a useful and productive tool in the 
educational process. 

An Education Column 

This month, RUN is beginning on- 
going coverage of Commodore com- 
puters for educational purposes, with 
the hope of helping to fill this void for 
all concerned. 

In this column, a serious effort will 
be made to let parents, teachers, ad- 
ministrators and students know ex- 
actly how Commodore computers arc- 
being used throughout the U.S. and 
Canada for teaching, learning and ad- 
ministrative projects. The goal is lo 
share information among all inter 
ested groups and to help home users 
and professional educators apply edu- 
cational teaching and learning con- 
cepts through the medium of the 
computer, particularly Commodore 
computers. This information will 
come from those of you who are al- 
ready rising Mini Commodores for ed- 
ucational purposes; actual case studies 
will be presented from the informa- 
tion gathered. 

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hardware combinations Mill be ad 
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Update: I'd like to add to your an- 
swer to Warren Furman {p. 108, Oc- 
tober 1985) about Passport's MIDI 
interface. Before trying MIDI pro- 
gramming, read (two or three times!) 
the "MIDI 1.0 Specification." You 
will also want the Yamaha data for 
your instrument, and you should be 
familiar with assembly language, as 
Basic is probably too slow for serious 
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A; Thanks for the added information. 

Thanks to MIDI'S speed, hackers 

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network. 

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Update: In your answer to Keith Mar- 
shall about 16-bit microprocessors 
for Commodore machines (p. 100, 
October 1985), you avoided the issue 
of chips that have a 16-bit internal 
design and do a dual 8-bit fetch. The 
65802 is a 65xx-compatible chip that 
does this and accepts all 6502, 65C02 
and 65816 codes. You can plug a 
65802 into any Commodore that uses 
a 6502 processor. The approach cer- 
tainly worked for IBM on their PC. 
Care to comment? 

Dave English 
Orange, CA 

A: Pseudo 16-bit machines like the 
IBM PC and Commodore's own 6809- 
based SuperPET are only slightly 
faster than 8-bil competitors. A 16- 
bit internal design usually allows 
more memory and si ream lines some 
operations, but an eight-bit data bus 
limits overall speed. As a result, 
pseudo 16-bit machines are being 
rapidly replaced by true 16-bit com- 
puters, such as IBM's PC-AT and 
Commodore's Amiga. 

Update: In your October 1985 col- 
umn, Clara Nash asked for an easy 
way to alphabetize names from books. 
I do a great deal of name indexing 
for genealogical societies, and my 
son and I wrote a program to do this. 
I am enclosing a copy and would be 
glad to send one, free of charge, to 
Clare Nash. 

We've been selling the program 
through a genealogical magazine, 
but we're going to quit running the 
ad, as it's too much bother. The only 
reason we advertised was because so 



many genealogists couldn't find a 
name-indexing program. 

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names per file, sorts them in memory 
and prints the results. 

If you are dropping it commer- 
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your index program as "freeware," 
allowing people to copy it freely and 
send you a donation if they keep and 
use it? That minimizes your costs and 
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drive and an MSD IEEF.-I88 interface, 

which I cannot get to ran in C-128 mode. 
The turn-on SYS causes it to go dead. Do 
you have any answers? 

Gordon LaFlash 
Toledo, OH 



A: II ic MSD interface, like most 
other [£££-488 interfaces developed 
for die 64, incorporates machine lan- 
guage eode that would need to be 
rewritten to work in (1-128 mode. 
Since an MSD drive with an tEEE 
(able is still slower than a I 57 1 or 
L572 di.sk, there isn't much point in 
updating your interface. Instead, I 
plug my MSD into the CM 28 via the 
.serial bus. 

Qj After about two minutes of use, my 
CM resets itself and the rest of my system. 
It 's not overheating, as everything is root. 
I'd like to know what's wrong, 

Ian Stewart 
Redlands, CA 



A: Even though your system still feels 
cool, two minutes is enough warm- 
up lime for a heat-related problem 
to show up. It isn't that the whole 
system is unacceptablv hot; rather, 
one electronic part has become un- 
usually sensitive to heal. 

For example, your symptoms 
could he caused by a failing capacitor 
in the reset circuit, one that is all 
right when cold, hut shorts out at 
normal working temperatures. Apart 
from making sure the problem is in 
the ()•! itself (by unplugging all ac- 
cessories and trying someone else's 
monitor and power supply), diag- 
nosis and repair of this type of prob- 
lem is best left to your dealer. 

Qj The drive in my SX-61 squeaks and is 
much noisier than a 1541. Is this a sign of 
trouble? Also, my demo dish leads me to 
believe the drive can store J40K. Can you 
confirm or refute this': 

J. Cough 
Fallhrook, CA 



A: The drive in the SX-64 shouldn't 

be any noisier than the 1 j-t I . To iso- 
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kite the problem could be difficult, 

(hough, as removing the cover from 
an SX and gaining full access to the 
ciamped drive assembly can take an 
hour, even when you've done it be- 
fore. This is another job best left to 
your dealer. 

As for storage capacity, the SX-IV! 
drive is identical to ihe 1 3-4 1. The only 
way to get S 10K of data on either one 
is by cutting a second write-protect 
notch into a disk and turning it over 
to use the back side as though it were 
another disk. If you really need 340K, 
consider adding another external 
drive to your system. Commodore's 
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1M (IO00K) of data. 



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Q: / have a Commodore Si'!)' 1001 one 
megabyte disk drive and have found it to 
be of fabulous help. However, I have not 
been able to find out about its opera ti Jig 
system, in regard to how many files can be 
in the directory, and how it handles relative 
and user files, 

Eric Martin 
Decatur, IL 



A: II uses DOS 2.7, the same as Com- 
modore's 8250 and upgraded 8050 
disks, Each disk can hold 244 files 
and handles relative and user hies 
exactly as they would be handled on 
the lf>4l and other recent Commo- 
dore drives. 

However, it has more internal 
buffer memory than the 1541, allow- 
ing it to handle more open files at 
once, and a single relative file may 
expand as much as needed, spanning 
both surfaces of the disk if necessary. 
Also, the 1 00 1 's internal memory map 
is similar to those of the 8050 and 
8250 rather than that of the 1541, so 
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address internal disk memory will 
need to be changed for the 1001. 



Qj Is there any way the disk drive could 
ignore the unite-protect ted) on a disk 
(maybe by putting in a switch)? 

Adam Kaplan 
Sunrise, FL 



A: Yes, a switch is the way to do it. 
Get a single-pole, double- throw, <en- 
ter-ofT switch, and then find the two 
wires going to the write-protect 
switch inside your disk drive. They 
are on the left side, near the front. 

Cut one of the wires going to the 
original switch, and connect the end 
(hill goes to ihe main circuit to the 
middle pole of your new switch. Con- 
ned the other end, from the original 
switch, to one of the outer poles on 
your new switch. Then splice one end 
of a new wire into the other (uncut) 
wire of the original switch, and fasten 
its oilier end to the remaining pole 
On the new switch. 

This gives you three possibilities 
iit the flip of a switch: normal oper- 
ation of the original writc-proiect 
switch, write-through (to rewrite 
disks whose write-protect notch is 
missing or covered) and read-only (to 
prevent changes to a disk even when 
its write-protect notch is uncovered). 

Qj I have a Toshiba TV Model CZ2094 
and a CI 28, Toshiba offers an HCIi cable, 
type ('.PA 0908, which I understand works 
with the IBM PC. Will the same cable 
work with the C- 1 28? 

Edward Epstein 
Miami, FL 



A: Yes. it should plug right in. I use 
the same cable for both my C-128 
and my PC-compatible Corona. Com- 
modore intentionally made the 128 
plug-compatible with MM color 
monitors. 

Q: I own a 61, Gemini 10-X printer and 
MW- 702 interface. I have no problem with 
text output, but graphics output is nearly 
unusable. Can you help with DIP switch 
settings? 

Keith Wade 
Yellville, AR 



A: I he problem is thill your MW-302 
interface was not designed to handle 
graphics output. The graphics model 
from the same company is the MW- 
350, which should work well with 
your Gemini printer. The MW-302 
will work well for someone with a 
daisywheel or other non-graphics 
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SOFTWARE 



Q: I recently reread your review of terminal 
programs /or the C-64 in RUN* Septem- 
ber 1984 is me. One of the programs you 
reviewed was Midwest Micro's Super term, 

which ran emulate a DEC VT-IOO. I have 
written Midwest Micro at two addresses, 
but both letters were returned with no 
forwarding address. Can you supply a cur- 
rent address or a copy of the manual? 

Stan Szyryj 

903 N. Damen Ave. 

Chicago, IL 60622 



A: Jim Rotliwell, Midwest Micro's 
president, was at a trade show 1 in- 
tended last summer, Ai that time, he 
told me thai ihe company is out of 
business and that their products were 
no longer available. I've included 
your full address in case another 
reader has a copy he or site no longer 
uses and is willing to sell to yon. 



PROGRAMMING 



Qt I Slave written a useful program, hut 
I have a problem with it. When I use I lie 
program, the computer freezes up for 10- 
40 seconds, and then continues as if noth- 
ing had happened. I am confused as to 
why my computer is doing this. 

Stephen Kitchey 
New Carlisle, PA 



A: The cause is "garbage collection," a 
procedure performed automatically 
and unpredictably by Basic itself Its 
purpose is to reclaim memorv space 

formerly used by dynamic strings yout 
program no longer needs. 

The culprits are sitings stored in 
high memory, between the top of Ba- 
sic's work space and the end of your 
Basic program lines. Two statements 
that put strings in this area are: 

I tit) INPUT AS 

I II) AS = "X" t "V" 

A common alternative statement is: 
120 AS = "XV 

VIC! and 64 owners can minimize 
garbage collection delays by replacing 
lines iike 100 and I 10 Willi lines like 
120 whenever possible. Garbage col- 
1 24 / RUN (ANL'ARY ItlKfi 



lection delays have been nearly eiimi- 
naled on cither cut rent Commodore 
models. 

(J: / am writing a prog-am and need it to 
start over, but it doesn't reread the data. 
Is there a way to reset all variables, strings. 
etc.? Also, can I reset the DIM statements 
so I won't get a Redimensioned Array 
error? 

James Soldi 
El Centro, CA 

A: Basic provides af least two ways 
to do what you ask. One way is by 
using the Run command. We type it 
all the lime, but many people don't 
realize you can include it within a 
program itself. You can even follow 
it with a line number from which you 
wish the program to begin running 
again. 

Also, tbe CLR statement resets all 
ilit- variables, including arrays. Most 
new programmers think the CLR key 
only erases the screen. However, Ba- 
sic also provides a CLR statement 
that has nothing to do with the 
screen. It is called automatically by 
the Run command, but can also be 
used manually. Its purpose is to clear 
all variable pointers, including array 
pointers. 

Qj Hare any of your readers developed an 
easy way to skip lines between pages? 

George Lovelace 
Lakeland, FL 



A: Many printers recognize CHRS 
(12) as a command to skip immedi- 
ately lo the top of the next page. 
Tii use this feature, simply insert 
CllRS(l'i) whenever you wans to be- 
gin a new page. 

Some Commodore printers re- 
quire that you send a CHR$(147) at 
the beginning of your printout to tell 
the printer it is at the lop of a page 
and that it should automatically skip 
over the paper's perforations. You 
may then send a CHR$(19) to eject 
i be current page and turn off tbe 
automatic skip at tbe bottom of each 
page. You can even combine the two, 
send a CHRS(I 17) immediately after 
CHR$(19), to immediately turn pag- 
ing hack on Cor the next page. 



Q: I have written a Hash program that 
takes up most of my 64'i memory, ft gives 
me an Out of Memory error when run. Is 
there a ioay to obtain more memory to run 
my program? 

Robby Gull man 
West Nyack, NY 

A: Yes, there are several ways to light 
Out of Memory errors. One way is 
to split your one large program into 
two or more smaller ones, and use 
the chain feature of the Load com- 
mand to run them one after tbe 
other. 

Another technique is to shorten 
your Basic program by deleting REM 

statements and spaces and use colons 
to combine Basic lines. 

A third technique is to rewrite part 
of your program in machine lan- 
guage placed in ihe memory above 
or behind Basic itself At least one 
company is also advertising a pro- 
gram that modifies Basic itself to 
make memory above address $A()()() 
available to Basic programs. 

Qj The Commodore 64 Programmer's 

Reference Guide has a table of status 
values for the reserved variable ST. It is 
incomplete, as I once had an ST value of 
66 when trying to read a disk file. What 
other status numbers are there? 

Henry Elwelt 
Cleveland, NC 



A: ST is actually a binary value, even 
though we read it in decimal. That 
means it can simultaneously show 
several different errors, each contrib- 
uting part of the value of ihe error 
status number displayed by ST, To 
decade such ST values as lit) without 
learning more about binary, simply 
subtract from your ST value the larg- 
est number in the ST table that is 
less than or equal to your value. Your 
value includes the error listed next 
to that value. If there is a remainder, 
repeat the process on it until you 
have identified all errors. 

In the exam [lie you cited, an ST 
value of 66 indicates 64, "End of 
File," with a remainder of 2, which 
in turn indicates "Time Out on In- 
put." This combination could result 
from trying to read past the end of 
your file, K 



WANTED: 

OLD 

THINKER 

TOYS. 

CW Communications, ComputerLand and 
The Computer Museum invite you to send in 
your early personal computers, software, and 
memorabilia — you could win a free trip to 
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Your old, dusty "thinker toy" may now be 
ready to become a treasured museum piece. 
The Computer Museum in downtown Bos- 
ton — an international museum dedicated 
entirely to computing — is searching for the 
very best and most unique relics of the per- 
sonal computer revolution. 




Computer- 
^ Land, CW 
Communica- 
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The Com- 
puter Museum 
are working to- 
gether to bring 
these early relics 
out of your attic 
and into the 
collection of 
The Computer Museum. The museum is es- 
pecially looking for kit machines, proto- 
types, programs, output, newsletters and 
memorabilia of early computing from 
around the world. A selection of the finest 
items will be used to create an exhibit on the 

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evolution of personal computers and a cata- 
log highlighting the 
Museum's collec- 
tions, if your sub- 
mission is accepted 
for addition to the 
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you will be invited 
to the grand open- 
ing of the exhibit 
and will receive a 
bound edition of 
the catalog. If your item is selected as one of 
the five best "finds", you will also receive an 
all-expense- pa id trip to Boston for the grand 
opening party. 



So, get up to the attic, 
down to the cellar and 
into your closets, and 
tell us what you find! 
Call or write the Muse- 
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form, or send a photo 
and description of your 
items by March 1, 1986 
to: The Computer Museum, Personal Com- 
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Kntrics will he judged on significance, rarity, date, completness and condition. Items particularly sought include pre-1980 machines, 
early serial numbers (get rhose number l*s out), machines made for purchase outside of North America (even modern machines are 
ought in this category); lirsr releases of software such as first releases of operating systems, languages and mass-marketed and original 
applications; and pre- 1980 photographs, neu'slerrers, manuals and other records. The Computer Museum is a private non-profit 
educational institution. All donations are tax-deductible according to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Service Thinker Toys is 
a registered trademark of George Murtow & Murrow Designs, Inc. 

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SOFTWARE 

BUYER'S 
GUIDE 

1 9 8 5 • P ar t II 



Here is the conclusion of the Software Buyer's 

Guide, which includes descriptions of over 200 programs. 

Part I appeared, in the December 1 985 issue. 



'["[lis is Pari U of the Software Buy- 
er's Guide, which unci's music and 

uiiie, personal pi nituil \\ \\\ , irleci im- 

munications, tutorials and utilities. All 
programs in these categories may be 
used on the C-(i 1 and on the C-128 in 
C-64 mode. 

In each category, programs are 
listed alphabetically l>v program 



name, billowed by a short description 
of the product, the current suggested 
retail price and ihe name of the man- 
uhit mi ci. lo obtain more informa- 
tion on any product listed, consul) 
the manufacturers' address list at thr 
end of the guide and contact lite man* 
ufacturer directly. 

While RUN has hied to make this 



lisi as comprehensive and accurate 
as possible, the infix 'million was de 
rived from a questionnaire seni n 
the manufacturers, and we are there 
fore not responsible for any oinis 
sions or errors of facl contained 
herein. 



Music cjf Voice 



MIDI/4 Plus and MIDI/8 

tloih ihf loin, and eighi-rliannel 
recording programs feature auto- 
mi i I'M. punch in/out, fast for- 
ward/rewind, sequence chaining 
iinii sync to tape, MIDI .mil 
ilium machines. $99.95 (MIDI/ 1 
i'lmr si i-.i.'.o (Mini s, 
I 'ass port Musk Software 

Allegro 

Allows Viiu lo create .mil mod if) 
music mitl incorporate ii into 
your own programs; tomes with 
a library of over 511 pre-pro- 
grammed instruments. $39.95 
Artworx Software Co., Inc. 

Bank Street Music Writer 
Beginners, amateurs .mil profes- 
sionals ran compose, pla) and 

prim out music with this pro- 
gram. $39.95 

Mindscape, Inc. 



Cantus, The Music 

Improviser 

invents its own music in three- 

voire improvisations, $54 

Algo-Rhyth rn Soflu 'are 

Casio CZ Patch Librarian 
Lets you see all the parameters 

available on tile Casio syntlie- 

si7.cn parameters can be altered 

anil auditioned. Sti'i 

Dr. T Musit Software 

Chord Power for Guitar 

Displays and plays j;uilai chords, 
$39.95 

NewArts Co. 

Christmas Carols 
Sing-along program of is holt? 
day songs; verses appear as mu- 
sic plays in three-part harmony. 
$ 1 5.95 

John Henry Software 



Computer Hitware 
A series of software packages 
iliai combine popular music with 
cnlni graphic s. $19.95 each 
Passport Music Software 

Dancing Feats 

Allows you In pcrlorin simple 
pieces or music. $29,95 
Softsync, Inc. 

Easy Speech 

Allows youi text driven software 

id "i, ilk"; used in conjunction 

with Voice Me&sengci program, 

$24.95 

Research in Speech 

Technology, hie. 

Keyboard Blues— MIDI 

I'irseuls simple blues < hunt-,, re 
quit is MIDI iuleil.iit- anil svu 

i lu-si aci, $79,95 

Elect ronic Co a rs ewa re 

Systems, hie. 



Keyboard Chord/ 
Scale Master 

This is designed to enhance your 
keyboard abilities through sight 
anil sound reinforcements ol 
Chord anil Scale Displav modes. 
Chord and Scale Review modes 
and a Com pare mode. $39.95 
Valhala Software 

Keyboard Chords— MIDI 
Presents qualities ol simple 
chords; requires MIDI interface 
and synthesizer. $79.95 
Electron ir Courseware 
Systems. Inc. 

Keyboard Intervals — MIDI 

Assists in I In- learning; of major, 

minor diminished ami aug- 
mented intervals; requires MIDI 
interface and synthesizer. $79.95 
Electronic Courseware 
Systems, Inc. 



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Keyboard jazz 
Harmonies — MIDI 

Designed tn teach chord sym- 
bols, seventh chord recognition 
and chord spelling; requires 
MIDI interface and synthesizer. 
$79,95 

liter I rem if Co u rsewa re 
Systems, Inc. 

Keyboard Kapers — MIDI 

Consists of three piano keyboard 
games: requires MIL)] interlace 
and synthesizer. (39.95 
Electronic Com rseware 

Systems, hie. 

Keyboard Note 
Drill— MIDI 

Designed k> increase speed in 
identifying notes on hass ant) 
treble slaves; requires MIDI In- 
tel hue and synthesizer. $39. 95 

Electronic Con rseware 

Systems, Inc. 

Listen 

Helps vou to identify intervals. 

ki-.ii/ chords and seventh chords. 

$29.95 

Electronic Con rseware 

Systems, hie 

MacMusic 

1 his music-composing progi.uii 

consists ol a Macintosh-style user 

interface featuring menus a nil 

icons; includes ten hit songs. 

$49.95 

Passport Music Software 

Master Composer 

A full-featured synthesizer and 

music composition program. 

$39.95 

Access Software, Inc. 

The Music Shop 

Leu uui write, edit, play anil 

prim out original < (impositions. 

$44.95 

Broderbund Soft too re 

Music Ware 

A series of software packages 

that allows you to play, compose 

anil print out music, using a St- 

qneiui.il synthesizer keyboard. 

L'p 10 S99 each 

Sequential Circuits, Inc. 

Party Songs 

Sing-along favorite of IS party 

songs: verses appear as musii 

plays in three-part harmony. 

$15.95 

John Henry Software 

Rhythm Master 

Help-, vou develop your musical 
rhythm skills. S39.95 
Melodian, Inc. 



Songwriter 

"Word processor" lor music; 
learn basics of musk composi- 
tion. $39.95 
Scarborough Systems, Inc. 

Super Challenger — MIDI 

Audiovisual game designed to in- 
crease tonal memory of a series 
of pitches; requites MIDI inter- 
race and synthesizer. $3!).9!> 
Electronic Courseware 
Systems, Inc. 

Virtuoso 

Play or write music of up to 40 
pages in length, with lyrics; staff 
anil keyboard music representa- 
tions. $20 
TCO Software 

Virtuoso + 

Same as Virtuoso, hut also prims 
music scores and lyrics. S29.95 
TCO Software 



Personal Productivity 



IMSI Home Library Series 

luloMaiiager (record manage- 
ment system). 4-i'oim Drawing 
]'ad (graphics sketch piogram) 
and Electronic Address Honk 
(maintains a file of' your per- 
sonal contacts). $39.95 each 

Prentice-Hall 
NB DB 

'This database program I'eatiui-s 
print and screen-dump options, 
a search capability and variable 
line spacing, S25 
NM & PP Enterprises 

PFS: File 

[his database allows you to cre- 
ate your own Hie and store and 
retrieve information, $79.95 
Software Publishing Corf. 

PFS: Report 

Sorts, calculates, formats ami 
prints summary tables from tiles 
created with PFS: Kile, $69.95 
Software Publishing Corf. 

XPER 

(nudes vou through complex: de 
cision-making criteria. $59.95 
Abacus Software 

XREF-64 

Cross-references all variables. 
Constants and line numbers and 
soils them alphabetically. $17.95 
Abacus Software 



Brain Booster 

Develops reasoning by visual 
analogy die skills thai are tested 
on IQ tests and used to deter- 
mine entrance To gifted pro- 
grams. $29.95 
Trillium Press, Inc. 

Brown Bag 

Contains a word processor and 
database program; features merg- 
ing of text and data and a 
search-and-replace option. $4-1.95 
Software Resource Croup 
Busidata 

Allows you to create files with 
up to 21) fields per record and 

up to 70 characters per Held, 

$49.95 

Shyles Electric Works 

Calc Now! 

This spreadsheet has a capacity 
of up lo 64 columns by 'Ja-l rows 
and :19k of tree memory for 
data. $39.95 

Cardco, Inc. 

Calc Result Advanced 

Thirty-two-page spreadsheet, with 

built-in help screens. $79.95 

Handle Software 

CalKit 

A simplified spreadsheet pack- 
age designed for home and 
small-business use. $49,95 

Batteries Included 
Chartpak-64 

Prims out professional quality 
charts and graphs; eight chart 
formats: two sizes of hard ropy; 
accepts data from Mttlliplan, 
CalcKesult; supports statistical 
functions. $39.95 
Abacus Software 

Compufile 

Data management program. 
$29.95 

(AtlS)olute Software 

The Consultant 

Allows you to create records of 
up to nine screen pages with H77 
characters each. $99.95 

I tat I cries Included 

Creative Problem Solving 

Evaluates personal, financial and 
business problems by weighting 
your input; ranks information 
suggesting best solution: pro- 
duces hard copy, $29.65 

I I am soft 

Cut & Paste 

Easy-to-learn word processor; In- 
cludes document disk and refer- 
ence card. 559 

Electronic Arts 



Daily Reminder 

A Year-round notebook and ap- 
pointment calendar for home or 
office; features daily printouts. 
$39.95 

International Comp uter 
Products 

Data Base 

Creates name atld address files, 
formats for inventory control, 
mailing lists. $74,95 
Handle Soft wa re 

Data Manager 2 

Provides you with an instant sta- 
tistical analysis of your files. 
$49.95 
Timaeorks, Inc.. 

Datamat-64 

Data management package uses 
menu selections: free-form de- 
sign; 5(1 fields pei record. 20IM) 
records per disk; son on multi- 
ple fields in any combination, 
$39.95 
Abacus Software 

Disk Management System 

Catalogues your software and 
protects it limn unauthorised 
users. $34.95 

Cursor Products 
Fab Business 

Invoice packing lisldahcl genera- 
tor; uses plain paper or commer- 
cial forms. $39.95 
Fab Ironies 

Fab-Mail 

A mailing list program with em- 
phasis on custom labels utilizing 
Star and similar printing abili- 
ties. S19.95 
Fab Ironies 

The File Converter 

Transfers text files or database 
files from one word processor or 
database program to another; 
program, user, sequential or rela- 
tive files, 5:19.95 

Applied Technologies, Inc. 
Flex File 

Allows you to cieate files with 
tip lo '2(1 fields per record and 
up to 7(1 characters per field. 
559.95 

Cardinal Software 

Flexfile 2. 1 

Stores thousands of records wirh 
20 or more informal ion fields; 
sorts, calculates report totals. 
merges with popular word pro- 
cessors and prims and labels re- 
ports. $59.95 

Cardinal Software 



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Grade Organizer 

Stores names and grades of up 

n> •!<) students in each of six 

classes; prints interim and final 

reports. $3955 

( '.a id in a I Sojl wa re 

The Home Catalogcr 
\ database thai features auto 

matic totaling ol iintnciic Ileitis. 

multiple searches and sorts and 

one-key command entry, includes 

ten predesigned record formats. 

$49,95 

A trays, Inc. I 

Continental Software 

MomcPiik 

Wuii! processing, inhumation 
managcmcui and telct onuuuni- 
catktns package; manual in- 
cluded. $49.95 

Batteries Included 

Ho me word 

A word processor thai includes 

an audio cassette with ;t tutorial 

on how to tist- the program. 

$09.95 

Sierra On- Line 

Homework Helper 
Helps adult or child organize 
school-related activities. $39.95 
Navarone Industries, Inc. 

Index Card Writer 
Writes lorn; letters on iructor- 
Fecd index cards; uses Mail Par. I 
program to address reverse side 
of card. $29.<>r> 
H&E Computronics, Inc. 
Intelligent Software 
Package 

J vveutv-five home and siuall-busi- 
ncss programs;, includes word 
] ii "lessor, database and spread- 
sheet. $29.95- 
Intelligent Software 

Kid Pro Quo 

Illustrated word processor lor 
children; kids can write text, 
draw, paint, animate and com- 
pose music; for ages 8-1*1. 
$29.95 

Soflsync, Inc. 

Mail Pac 1 

Prints names ami addresses in ci- 
tin i list form or on one -across 

[nailing labels. $29.95 

llcsE Computronics, Inc. 



MasterType's Filer 

Kelps you catalog valuables and 

imiiiiiain address list. $311.95 

Scarborough Systems, Inc. 
MasterTypc's Writer 

litis word processor uses color 

highlighting antl dual windows, 

$39.95 

Scarborough Systems, Inc. 

Name Pro 

Database for names, addresses. 

phone numbers, notes, etc.; 

prints personal little black 

book, s;ir> 

(lorn fitttrr Management Corp. 

The New Consultant 
Update 

Includes HU'Colmun report space; 
onscreen help files; enhanced la- 
bel functions; report systems al- 
lowing multiple Tiles and ten 
predefined templates for mail 
lists, inventory, recipes and 
budgets, $79.95 
Hatter us Included 

PaperClip 

A professional word processor 
thai allows you to make backup 

copies of the program. $89.95 

Hat Series Included 

Peace of Mind 

Includes lour programs: Home 
Inventory. Credit Card Guardian. 
Private Messages and Vital St at is 
tics. $19.95 
Spectrum I Network 

The Personal Check 

Register 

Keeps Hack ol all deposits and 

outstanding checks. $29.95 

EI&E Computronics, Inc. 

Power Plan-64 

"This spreadsheet includes built- 
in graphics to display data in 
chart format; 90 help screens for 
guidance; includes 200-page 
handbook. $49.95 
.-1 bacus Soft too re 

Pro-Data 

Create unique screen formats 

with lew restrictions, $39.95 

Nanosec Corp. 

Quiekwriter III 

Word proccsoi with advanced 
features. $19.95 

Educomp 

Ramstar Filing System 

Designed for first-lime users lor 
the hiime and small business. 

$35 

Rams tar ( 'onsullants 



The Shopping Manager 
System 

Prints out a shopping list cus- 
tomized to your local supermar- 
ket, from a 1300-item database of 
common grocery items. $:M.45 
Serendip it\ Soft ^l>are 

Star*Script 

l'tili/es 811- column horizontal 
strolling formal. S14.96 

Tri Micro 

The Starter Kit 

Ten programs lor the home user, 
includes word processor, mailing 
list, music graphics games and 
programming tutorials. $19.95 
Kastel Technology 

SwiftSoft 

Contains a spreadsheet and a sc- 
ries of home-organizer packages. 
$29.95 
Cosmi, Inc. 

Team-Mate 

An integrated word processor, 

database, spreadsheet and hires 
graphics package. $49.95 

Tri Micro 

Telephone Directory 
Stores and recalls telephone 

numbers, including address in- 
formation; records can be 

printed out. $49,95 

II<jfE Computronics, Inc. 

Textomat-64 

Word processor displays if) or 80 
columns, with horizontal scroll- 
ing, moves from editing to for- 
matting to merging to utilities; 
supports any printer. $39.95 
Abacus Software 

Transogram Writer 

Prints messages on outside of 
Transogram envelopes and 
prints carbon copy on inside. 
$29.95 

/ les'E Computronics, Inc. 

Trio 

Integrated word processor, 
spreadsheet and database; in- 
cludes Help windows. $49.1)5 

Soflsync, Inc. 
Vizastar 64 

An integrated sol t ware package 
that offers spreadsheet, database 
and graphics programs. $129 
Solid State Software 

The Whole Bit 
Menu-driven word processor, 
with MO-eoluum view, eusiom-iai- 
lored prim commands, global 

search and replace, tile merge 

and chain-prim file copies; man- 
ual included. $39,95 
Applied Technologies, Inc. 



The Whole Bit 

Saint* as previous program, ex- 
cept the manual is on disk ami 
can be printed out, if desired, 
$24.95 
Applied 'Technologies, Inc. 

Word Writer 

i bis word processor comes with 
two keyboard overlays. $49.95 
Timeivarks, Inc. 

The Works! 

'This productivity package in- 
cludes Claphics Painter, Tvpuig 
Teacher, Music Composer, Letter 
Writer, Stork Portfolio atltl 
others, $49.95 
Eirst Star Software, Inc. 

Write File 

An integrated word processor 
and database. $29.95 
Tri Micro 

Your Home Office 

.An integrated word processor 
and elcctionii spreadsheet. 
$29.95 
Tri Micro 



Telecommun ica lions 



VIP Terminal XL 
Replaces the VIP Terminal; 

transfers files to and from mam 
information services. $39.95 

Sofllaw Corp. 

Dow Jones News/Retrieval 

Offers financial and investment 
news, shopping, airline schedul- 
ing and MCI Mail services. S75 
registration fee 
Dow pines News/Retrieval 

People/Link 

Provides entertainment ami so- 

ciali/ing activities for its mem- 
bers. $30 sign-up fee 
A mericun People/Link 

PlayNet 

National telecommunications 
and entertainment network; fea- 
tures l: Mail. UBS. lile transfer, 
games. $39.95 

PlayNet, Inc. 

Quantum Link 
Telecommunications package 

gives subscribers access to news, 
education, entertainment, other 
QuautiimLink users, shopping, 
cusioiiu-1 seiviieand inhuma- 
tion on Commodore computers, 

59.95 per month 

Quantum Computer 
Sendees, Inc. 



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Rockney Work Station 
Communications software pro- 
viding on-line priming, lilc 
uploading/clown loading and 
XModem, $49.95 
Rockney Software 

Sixth Sense 

Gathet .iikI dispense Information 

.i[][(iin.iii( ally and originate rail 
Hi, as well as answer tails from, 
remote computers, SHi'.'.'S 

Microtechnic Solution*. Inc. 

Telemessage 

A bullctin-huaid system software 

package that v<i\i tan la dor to 
meet your own needs. $7*».i»f I 
Ta do red Solution.* 

Viewtron 

Receive up-to-the-minute news, 

weather forecasts, continuous 

sports seines, current stoik 
pi ires and access to an up-to- 
date encyclopedia. The Viewtrou 

Software Starter Kit is su.<)r> 
Viewdata Corp. of America 



Tutorials 



ADA Training Course 

Teaches the ADA language; in- 
cludes editor, syntax checker, 
Compiler, assembler, disassem- 
bler and handbook. $39.95 

Abacus Software 

Basic Lightning, 
Machine Lightning and 
White Lightning 

I his scries is designed to aid in 
the development of professional- 
quality games. S4h each 
Oasis Software 
Beginning Basic 
On I lie C-64 
Includes met 'Mi ready -U). run 
programs that lealtuc names, 
personal finance, record keep 
iug. music and educational soli 
ware. $19.95 

Alfred Publishing Co., Inc. 

Clarinet Master 
Comprehensive, self-paced tuto- 
rial with exercises and scales: in- 
cludes lessons. $49,95 
A luster Soft 

CodePro-64 

Provides advanced programming 
instructions, including tutorials 
in Basic, a sprite generator and 

demonstrator and a music gener- 
ator and demolish alor. S.V U.lfi 
Sys terns Mat tage men I 
Associates 



Compubridge 

A bridge tutorial program that 
evaluates your actions, corrects 
mistakes or weak moves and sug- 
gests alternative strategies. 
$24.95 
Artworx Software Co., Inc. 

Computer Preparation 
For the SAT 

I utoi ial passages and practice 
material: im hides loin lull 
length practice exams, S79.97 

Har court Brace 
Jovanovick, Inc. 

Constellations I 

An astronomy tutorial designed 

In teach you about the stars. 

$14.95 

Morton i he Wizard Software 

Dungeon Doom Typing 
Came 

Ibis arcade typing game pro- 
vides drill in typing skills and in- 
cludes a student management 
system. $39.95; $54.95 with 
backup disk 
Cameo Industries, hie. 

Easy Guitar 

beginning and intermediate gui- 
tar lessons; uses sound and 
graphics as teaching aids, $29,95 

!)j Software 

Easy Tutor 

Ten lesson plans for the begin- 
ner in basic: includes assign- 
ments with explanations in 
subsequent lessons. S 1-1 -95 

I'ri Micro 

Everything You Can Do 
With Your C-64 

Includes word processing, educa- 
tion, grapbiis; no programming 
required; features product re- 
views. $19.95 
Alfred Publishing Co., hie. 

Flute Master 

Comprehensive, sell-paced tuto- 
rial, with exercises and scales: in- 
cludes lessons. $49.95 
MasterSofl 

International Morse Code 
Trainer 

For beginneis or those wishing 
to increase their code speed (1- 
l>fi wptn). $19. 95 
AC3L Software 

Keyboard Cadet 

leaches touch typing and key- 

boarding skills: 3-D graphics. 
$39.95 

Mindscape, Inc. 



Keyboard Chord/ 
Scale Master 
Educational music package de- 
signed to enhance your keyboard 

abilities through sight-aud-sound 
recognition ol chords and scales. 
$39.95 

Valhala Software 

Keys to Typing 
Thirty-two step-hy-step typing les- 
sons-, manual included. 5^9.95 
Batteries Included 

Learning Guitar 

Overnight 

leaches basic chord recognition. 

$59.95 

Chipwure 

Learn to Type 

Aims to familiarize you with the 
typewriter and computer key- 
boards; tor all ages. S39,95 
A rrays. Inc./ 
Continen tal Software 

Mastering the SAT 
Combines skill-building and 
practice-testing; developed in co- 
operation with the National As- 
sociation of Secondary School 
Principals. $79.95 
CHS Software 

MasterType's Writing 
Wizard 

Designed for ages eight and up; 
features dual windows and multi- 
ple typefaces. $79.95 

Scarborough Systems, Inc. 

Morse Coach 

A complete Morse code tutor in 

a plug-in cartridge. $49.95 

Microlog Corp. 

Musical Computer 
I and II 

Introduces, the bask fundamen- 
tals of music, including reading 
notes, understanding rhythm 
and reading signs and svmhols. 
$34.95 

Co mputer Applied t ions 
Tomorrow 

New Improved 

MasterType 

This version adds [tew fingering 

chart and greater flexibility, 

$:19.U5 

Scarborough Systems, Inc. 

The Perfect Score 

Includes tutorials and practice 
on the principal types of ques- 
tions on the verbal section of the 
SAT, verbal and math SAT prac- 
tice test and a practice Test ol 
Standard Written English. $69.95 
Mindscape, Inc. 



Preparing for the SAT 
Covers quantitative comparisons, 

antonyms and word analogies. 

$69.95 

Program Design, Inc. 

The Professor 

Designed to familiarize vou with 

all the basic functions of the 

C-64. $34.95 

Progressive Peripherals & 

Software, Inc. 

Smart Start 

Provides access to the computing 

potential ol youi Commodore, 

$99.95 

Muse Software 

State Driver's Test 
Study Guide 

Prepares you tot the motor-vehi- 
cle operator's test; (overs Safet) 
lips, meanings ol signs and rules 
of the road. $44.95 

Sunset Software 
The Training Kit 

An interactive, graphics simula- 
tion program thai teaches you 
computer operation. $22.95 

Kaslei Technology 

Trumpet Master 

C prehensive, self- paced tuto- 
rial, with exercises and settles; in- 
cludes lessons, $-19,115 
Master-Soft 

Type for Your Life 

This typing teacher builds speed 
through prat lilt- and allows you 
to add your own text. $14,95 
Apropos I ceh nology 

Typing 

Employs an arcade-style reward 

game to motivate students to 

pin ii, i- ilu-h l\ ping lessons, 

$39.95 

Cameo Industries, Inc. 

Typing Tutor III 

Touch-typing instruction pro 
gram, $34.95 
Simon C? Schuster 
Electronic Publishing Crimp 

The Visible Computer 

Madiiue language leaching sys- 
tem; includes IfiO-page manual. 
$39.95 

Software Masters 

Welcome Aboard 

This tutorial uses Moppets char- 
ai tecs to teach novices (both chil- 
dren and adults) in the use ol 

tin-it computers, S2-i.<iri 
liroderlnntd Software 



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Utilities 



19-Disk Set 

The first 19 Comal disks, all for 

Comal 0,14. $94.05 

Comal User's Croup 

USA., Ltd 

1541 Disk Drive 
Alignment Program, 
Version 2.0 

A two-disk program and calibra- 
tion package that allows you to 
align your disk drive. (44.95 
f.'.VA/ Software. Inc. 

1541 Disk Manager 

Keeps ujur disks in order, sends 
most disk commands, copies 
illes. hacks up disks, performs 
multiple file-scratching and dis 
plavs tin* load addresses ol hid- 
den machine language tiles. $12 
Tidal Bore Software 

1541 Physical Exam 
Detects disk drive misalignment 
in its early stages. $39.95 
Cardinal Si if I ware 

ABL-64 

Reloads ami runs a program in 

die event ol a power failure. 

$39,95 

hi pit I Systems 

CBUS 

A cartridge backup system that 

lets you copy cartridges to disk, 

$99,95 

A 1 ./. Uracil in ft >t 

Associates. Inc. 

C Language Compiler 
Includes compiler (155 10 code), 
editor (41K source file), library 

and linker, $79.95 
Abacus Software 

MW-615 Data Logging 
Program 

Records analog inputs from MW 
6! 1/3 1 1 universal IK) hoard. $95 
Micro H&'D, Inc. 

PTD-6510 Symbolic 
Debugger 

A debugging aid (or assembly 
language programs. $49.95 

Schnedler Systems 
Achiever 

Provides uiciurdriveu commands 
designed to simplify disk drive 
operations. $29.95 
Software Intelligence Corf). 

Advanced Kyan Pascal 
Oners enhanced graphics, suing 

handling and random-access 
files; runs 30 times faster than 
Basic $69.95 

Kyan Software 



Apsoft-64 

Applesoft Basic for the C-li4 
computer. $39.95 
FS! Software 

Assembler/Monitor-64 

Supports all standard turn lions. 

plus Ihiaiing-poiui lonstanls; 

monitor supports hank switch- 

ing, quick trace and single step. 

139.95 

Abacus Software 

Basic Compiler 64 

Compiles complete Basic lan- 
guage into 6510 machine lan- 
guage or compact spt'edcode or 

both, $39.95 
Abacus Software 
Basic-Tool 64 

I. xpanded Basic command set, 
offering screen management util- 
ities, hi-res graphics lourmailds, 
data an|uisition routines and ed- 
iting utilities and a joystick man- 
agement routine. $19,115 
Tri Micro 

Best of Comal 

A double-sided disk featuring; the 
besi Comal II. I I programs from 
1984. $14.95 

Comal User's Group 
U.S.A.. Ltd. 

Bits and Pieces 
Disk utilities; sector copy, screen- 
dump hi res graphics to any 
selected memory locations; multi- 

color sprite maker; track and sec- 
toi (■nor i heck. S29.95 

Applied Technologies, Inc. 

Bricks Tutorials 

An interactive beginner's learn- 
ing system; this is an expanded 
version of the Tutorial Disk. 
$14.05 

Comal User's Croup 
U.S.A.. Ltd. 

Cartridge Backer 

Allows you to make disk-based 
archival copies of most commer- 
cial cartridges; includes expan- 
sion board and manual. $54.95 
CSM Software, Inc. 

Clone Machine 

Kile backup and titilits package, 

$49.95 

MicroW Distributing, Inc. 

Clone XL 

Nibble copy programs, plus 3(1 
other utilities. $24.95 
F.ducomp 

Comal 2.0 Deluxe 

Cartridge Pak 

64K Comal system on a plug-in 

cartridge; includes two books 
and five disks. $89.95 
Comal User's Cnntp 
USA., Ltd. 



Comal Startup Special 
Includes Comal 0.14 system. Tu- 
torial Disk. Auto Run Demo Disk 
with 26 programs and reference 
book. $1 ] 

Comal User's Group 
U.S.A., Ltd. 

Copy II 64 

For archival backup of protected 

software. S39.95 
Central Point Software 

Copy-Q 

Copy program. $39.95 

QjlisfD 

Diagnose 64 

A diagnostic cartridge that tests 
the functioning of 16 different 
ICs, including RAM and SID 
chips, color RAM and color 
ROM, anil ports; pinpoints bad 
RAM chip when video doesn't 
work. SI 69 
Micro Doctor 

Disk Nibbler 

This disk nibbler copies all soft- 
ware. $39.95 
Ultral/yte 

Disk Organizer 

Includes faster backup, disk 
copy, directory son, backup 

marker; prints out a listing of all 
programs contained on disks. 
$24.95 

Cardinal Software 

ditto 

Copies disks automatically; 

supports one or two 1541 tlisk 

drives; completely menu-driven, 

$89.95 

Cardinal Software 

Fast Load 

This cartridge-based disk utility 
speeds up many disk drive oper- 
ations, $39.05 

Epyx, hie. 

The Font Factory 

A printer utility program that 
reads any standard Commodore 
1541 ASCII sequential file; it au- 
tomatically formats and prints 
youi document in any font de- 
sired. $29.95 
MicroW Distributing, Inc. 

Forth-64 Language 
Supports hires graphics and 
sound synthesizer: full-screen ed- 
itor, programming tools, assem- 
bler, samples and handbook. 

$39.95 

Abacus Software 



Freedom- Assembler/ 

Monitor 

This cart ridge- based assembler is 

written in 1005 P machine code 

and is quickly activated with one 

command. $39.95 

Hughes Associates 

Hard Copy 

Screen dump utility. $29.95 

FS! Software 

Help Master 64 

Aids Basic programmers with Ba- 
sic commands used bv the C-64. 

$24.95 

Master Software 

Mach 5 

Loads disk-based programs at a 
faster rate of speed, adds 4K of 
memory to Basic and is lUCSc 
transparent. $34.95 

Access Software 
The Machine Shop 

A machine language develop- 
ment system. $40 
FS! Software 

Maple 

Music Applications Program- 
ming Language Extension utility 
program simplifies programming 

of .sound and music notation. 

$125 

Electronic Courseware 

Systems, Inc. 

MicolMon 

Interfaces the programmer with 
the machine code in his or her 
computer, $24.95 

Micol Systems 
Mr. Nibble 

A full-disk, byl.e-for-byle nibbler: 
versions available for 1541 and 
MSD disk drives. $49.95 

Full Circle Software, Inc. 

Nibble Notch I and Disk 
Surgeon Combo Package 

The Disk Surgeon disk utility 
reads data from, edits and writes 
to, disk; includes the Nihhler 
Notch I disk tool. $34,95 
Nibble Notch Computer 
Products 

Pas ca 1-64 

Provides a full compiler that 
supports a complete range of 
standard Pascal features. $39 

Abacus Software 

Peek A Byte 64 

A disk and memory utility that 
features a tract/sector and com- 
puter memory display and an ed- 
itor with cursor control, allowing 
you to examine and modifv disk 
sector data. $29.95 
Quantum Soft ware 



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Peck A Byte 64, 
Version 2.0 

A disk tract/sector editor, with 
read/write dam under DOS 
header errors, last formal and 
erase with DOS errors; includes 

Disk Mi'i haui< . §'.\"t 

Quantum Software 

Pilot II 

A Pilot-language Interpreter wi ill 
hi-res turtle graphics and lull 
spi ite support; includes full tele- 
phone support. $40 
EasyWare 

Plus Extra 

1'iiliiv package ib.it offers sort- 
ing up to 60 times luster for da- 
tabase files; includes backup 
routine. S14.97 
Tri Micro 

Power 64 

Phis i- a programming utility 
-i 1 1 . i ■ tcaiutcs automatic line num- 
bering, a command to dump ac- 
tive Basic variables, a Renumber 
command, a trace feature for 
program debugging and a Why 
command thai helps you locate 
the specific cause of a program 
error, $49.95 
Pro-Line Software 

Power Plus 

Adds in commands to printer, 

inrluding I'nncu and Screen- 
dump. $19.05 

Educomp 



Pro-Compiler 

Skips tin- generation of I' code 
and, instead, compiles your Basic 
program directly into machine 

code. $09 

Nanosec 

Promal 

i-'eal tires ilic- ability to redirect 

inpul and output, $49,99 
Systems Man agi ■metit 
Associates 

Quickcopy, Version 2.0 

Copies entire disk in 2M min- 
utes on two I 'ills or 8(4 mm- 
ttles on one 15-11. $19.95 

Abacus Software 
Rockney Disk Utilities 

Provides backup and recovery of 
disk files. $24.95 

Rockney Software 
Safeguard 64 Disks 

Prevents unauthorized duplica- 
tion of programs. $l-$5.50 each 
Glenco Engineering, inc. 

Screendump 
Character dump of the screen; 
machine language allows for fast 
I nil Her speed, $19.95 

Cardinal Software 

Simple IF Demo Disk 
Eight programs demonstrating 

ease of use of Simple Interlace 

System. $9.95 

Proteus Electronics, Inc. 



S'more 

Allows you to use over lillK ol 
HAM lor Basic programming; 
ran also he used for arrays and 
variables. $69.95 

Cardco, Inc. 
Snapshot 

This screen-dump utility pro- 
gram produces quarter- and full- 
page printouts and reversed pic- 
tures, S24.95 

Computer Revelations, Inc. 

Super C 

C language compiler develop 
menl system, $79.95 

Abacus Software 

Super Pascal 

A development system thai in- 
cludes a compiler, source file ed- 
itor, utility package and an 
assembler for coding in machine 
language routines, $59.05 
Abacus Software 

Symbol Master 
Multi-pass symbolic disassembler; 
allows von to see overall stnic- 
ture ol program; generates 
source code files to disk for 
many assemblers, $49.95 
Schnedler Systems 

System M2000 

Macro Assembler package in- 
cludes text editor and machine 
language monitor, $59.95 

Mini! Systems 



Ultraliyle Disk Nibbler 
Uses proprieiarj revision ol disk 

operating system to make a bit- 

hy-hil copy; copies the formal. 

data and errors. $39.95 

, V7 h hie No tcb Computer 

Products 

Utilities Disks 

includes six programs: C-64 

Tvpe-Right. a wold pnnessoi: 
( 01 I vpiug I ntot; Finance: 
Super Hudgei; Super Checkbook 
and Sales/Expense. $14.95 
RAK Electronics 

Utility File 

Meter-reading data processing 

program displays, stores and cal- 
culates, including daily averages 
and com projections. $27.95 

Fabtrouics 

Video Basic-64 
Add over 50 graphics, sound and 
utility commands to your pro- 
grams. $39.95 

Abacus Software 

Windows 

Features individual window coloi 

controls, window move com 

tttands, independent window 
scrolling and an unlimited num- 
ber ol windows $24.95 
St. Mars Systems 



Manufacturers 9 Address List 



3R Import and 
Export Corp. 

7:il James St.. Suite 405 
Syracuse, NY 13203 

AC3L Software 

CO llox 7 

New Deny. PA 151)71 

Abacus Software 

PO Box 7L'I I 

Grand Rapids, Ml 49510 

Able Software 
PO Box 122 

Kulpsville, PA 19443 

(ABS)oIute Software 

I7HH Austin I lighway 
San Antonio, IX 7H21H 

Academy Software 

PO Box 6277 

San Rafael, CA 94903 

Access Software 

925 l-'.a-t 900 South 

Sitl t Lake Citv, CI 84105 



Activision, Inc. 

2350 iSaysbore Frontage Road 

Mountain View, CA U -10-13 

Alfred Publishing 
Co., Inc. 

15335 Morrison St, 
Sherman Oaks, CA 91413 

Algo-Rhythni Software 
I7(i Mineola Blvd. 

Mincola. \Y 1 1501 

American People/Link 
:1215 N, Frontage Road 
Suite 1505 
Arlington Heights. II. 60004 

Apcad Software 

I'o Box '^''7:i 

Ann Arbor, Ml 48106 

Applied 
Technologies, Inc. 

Lyndon Way 
Kitterv, ME 03904 



Apropos Technology 

11171 -A Avenida Acaso 
Camarillo, CA '13010 

Arrays, Inc./ 
Continental Software 
11223 S, Hittdry Ave. 

LOS Angeles, CA 90045 

Art Instruction Software 
PO Box 1352 

I'atcbogue, NY 1 1772 

Artworx Software 
Co., Inc. 

15!) North Main St. 
Fairp.nt, NV 14450 

The Avalon Hill 
Game Co. 

■1517 Harford Road 
Baltimore, MB 21214 

Avant-Gardc 
Publishing Corp. 
PO Box 30160 
Eugene, OR 97403 



Iiamtck Co. 

1541 N. China l.akr Blvd. 

Suite 584 

Ridgei rest, CA 93555 

Basic Byte, Inc. 
PO Box 924 

South field. Ml mo:i7 

Batteries Included 
30 Mural St, 
Richmond Hill 

Ontario. Canada. 1,411 1115 

Baudville, Inc. 

1001 Medical Park Drive S.E, 

Grand Rapids, Ml 1050b 

Bible Research Systems 
2013 Wells Branch Parkway 

#3(14 

Austin, IN 78728 

BitCards 

SO W. Service Road 

Cbamplain, NV 12919 



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U.J. Brachman 
Associates, Inc. 

]'{) Box 1077 
Havertown, PA 19083 

Broderbund Software 

17 Paul Drive 

S,in Rafael, CA 94903 

Business Electronics 
Software & Technology 
PO Box 852 

MiMinnville. OR 97128 

Cardco, Inc. 

800 S. Topeka 
Wit liii.i. KS 67202 

CBS Software 

One KaWLL'll Place 
Greenwich, CT 06836 

CSM Software, Inc. 

PO Box 563 

Crown Point, IN 10307 

C-Tech 

5720 W. Little York 

Suite 178 
Houston, TX 77091 

Cardinal Software 

13641) Jefferson Davis Highway 
Woodbridge, VA 22191 

Central Point Software 

9700 S.W. Capitol Highway 

#100 

Portland, or 97219 

Chipware 

PO Box 110 
Chester, NH 03036 

Clockwork 
Computers, Inc. 
4612 Holly Ridge Road 
Rockville, Ml) 20853 

Cody Computer Systems 
1 8533 Roscoe Blvd. #205 
Northridgc, CA 9-1324 

Comal User's Group 
U.S.A., Lid. 
6041 Mamma Drive 

Mai Mm 1 11, Wl 53716 

Computer Applications 
Tomorrow 
!'<> Box 605 
Birmingham, Ml 18012 

Tile Computer 
Colorworks 
3030 Bridgcwaj 
Sausalito, CA 04965 

Computer Continuum 

75 Soiithgale Ave. Suite 

Dal) City, CA 94015 

Computer Ed. Software 

3051 India St. 

San Dtego, CA 92103 

Computer 
Management Corp. 

2424 Kxboui lie 

Walnut Creek, CA 94596 



Computer 
Revelations, Inc. 

70 F. Ridgewood Ave. 
Ridge wood. NJ 07450 

Cosmi, Inc. 
415 N, Figueroa St. 

Wilmington. CA 90744 

Cursor Products 
RR 71, Box 1858 
Camdenton, MO 65020 

Dj Software 

10636 Main Si.. Suite 414 

Betlevue, WA 98004 

Datamutic Software 

4610 Musk si 

Ni« Orleans, LA 70122 

Davidson & 
Associates, Inc. 

6009 Groveoak Plate #12 

Rani ho Palos Verdes, CA 90274 

Designware, Inc. 

1 85 Berry St 

San Francisco, CA 94107 

dilithium Press 

8285 S.W. Nimbus 
Suite 151 
Beaverton, OR 97005 

Dow Jones News/Retrieval 

PO Box 300 
Princeton, NJ 08540 

Dr. T Music Software 

24 Lexington St. 
Watertown, MA 02 1 72 

Easy Ware 
PO Box 32 

Hamilton. Ml 59810 

Ed it co m p 

2139 Newcastle Ave. 

Cartlifl. CA 92007 

Eduware Services, Inc. 

1 85 Berry Si. 

San Francisco, CA 94107 

Electronic Arts 

:'V ' ■ ' am pus l)i iu- 

San Mateo, CA 94403 

Electronic Courseware 
Systems, Inc. 
I2in Lancaster Drive 
Champaign, II. 01821 

Epyx, Inc. 

1043 Kiel Conn 
Sunnyvale, CA 94089 

Eric Software Publishing 
1718 Tulare Si. 
Fresno. CA 93721 

Excelsior Software 

PO liox 929 

New York, NY 10272 

F/22 Press 

PO Box 141 
Leonia, Nf 07605 



F&S Software 
PO Box 570069 
Miami, 11. 33257 

FS! Software 

PO Box 035 
Faribault, MN 55021 

Fabtronics 
51 Quarry St. 
Brockport, NY 14420 

First Star Software, Inc. 

18 Lasi Hsi St. 
New York. NY 10017 

L.J. Fischer 

2797 MeiUoKi Ave. 
Redwood City, CA 91001 

Full Circle Software, Inc. 
PO Box 1373 
Dayton, OH 45401 

Future Age Computers 
3McCrary II rive SAY. 

Rome. GA 30161 

Gamco Industries, Inc. 

PO Uox 1911 

Big Spring, TX 79721 
Gamestar, Inc. 

1302 Slate Si. 

Santa Bulbar. i, CA 9:1101 

Glenco Engineering, Inc. 

39211 Ridge Ave. 

Arlington Heights, II, 60004 

Gold Disk, Inc. 
2179 Dunwin Drive #0 
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada 
L5L ix:i 

Graph -Tech Software 
1315 Third Ave. #1C 
New York, NY 10021 

Greenwood Software 

1211 Washington 
The Dalles. OR 97058 

Grolier Electronic: 
Publishing, Inc. 
93 Madison Ave. 

New York, NY HiiilO 

H&E Computronics, Inc. 
50 N. Pascack Road 
Spring Valley. NY 10977 

Handic Software 
■too Pateraon Plank Road 
Carlsutdl, NJ 07072 

Harcourt Brace 
Jovanovich, Inc. 

1250 liih Ave. 

San Diego. CA 92101 

Hartley Software 
8615 Locust Conn 
Louisville, ICY 10222 

Harvsoft 

PO Box "25 
Keiunoie, NY 142 1 7 

Home and Hobby 

Software 

4936 Morgan Ave. South 

Minneapolis, MN 55409 



J.B. Horton Co. 

PO Box 2120 
Bethlehem, PA 18017 

Hughes Associates 
45341 Harmony Lane 
Belleville. Ml 48111 

Human Edge 
Software Corp. 

2445 Faber Place 
Palo Alio. CA 94303 

Indeco 

133-A \\". Chapman Ave. 

Kulleiiou, CA 92632 

Infinity Software 
536 Curie Drive 
San Jose, CA 95123 

Infocom 

125 Camlu idgcl'ark Drive 
Cambridge. MA 0214(1 

Info Designs, Inc. 

115 Enterprise Court 
Bloomflcld 1 1 >n-. Ml 48013 

Input Systems, Inc. 
15600 Palmetto Lake Drive 
Miami, 1-1. 33157 

Intelligent Software 

Box A 

San Anselmo, CA 94960 

International Computer 

Products 

346 N. Western Ave. 

Los Angeles. CA 90004 

JMH Software of 
Minnesota, Inc. 
72iio Hemlock Lane 
Maple Grove, MN 55009 

Jance Associates, Inc. 

PO Box 231 

East Texas. PA 18040 

John Henry Software 

PO Box 715 
Vandal ia. OH 45377 

Kastcl Technology 

621 Minna Si. 

Sau Francisco, CA 94 103 

Kidbit Software 

70(11 Simkisi Drive 

i J.iU.niil ( \ 9 16(15 

KIDware 

l'( > Box 0762 
Moscow, ID 83843 

KSofl Co. 

845 YVellncr Road 
Naperville. 1L 60540 

Kyan Software 
1850 Union St. #183 

San Flam isio. CA 9-1 123 

Lifeware 
2SI8 Second Ave. 
Seattle, WA 98 121 

MIT Fitness Software 
RD I, Box 241 
Madison, NY ] 34(12 



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Mark of the Falcon 
S621 Goodcll Lane 
Fort Collins, CO 80526 

MaslerSoft 

PO Box 1027 

Bend, OR 97702 

Master Software 
it I lillen Court 
Randallstown, MI) 21 I3S 

MECC 

3 P.IO Lexington Ave. Norili 
Si. Paul, MX 55126 

Melodian, Inc. 
1 15 Broadway 
Suite 1202 
New York, NY 10016 

Mentor Learning Systems 
1601 Civic Center Drive 
Santa Clara, CA 95050 

Mice a So ft 
40(5 Windsor 
New Braunfels, IX 78130 

Micol Systems 

ion Graydon ll.tll Drive 

Suite 2301 

Dun Mills, Ontario, Canada 

MSA 3A9 

Micro Doctor 
1655 Central St. 

Denver, CO 80211 

MicroEnergy Systems 

]'{) Box 5291 

Hij;li Point, NC 27262 

MicroLab 

I'lSO'.l Skokie \ alli'i Road 

Highland Park, II. 60035 

Micro League Sports 

Association 

28 East Cleveland Ave, 

Newark, DE 1971 1 

Microlog Corp. 
18763 Mooney Drive 
Gaithcrsburg, Ml) 20879 

MicroProse Software, Inc. 
120 Lake Front Drive 

Hum Valley, MD 21030 

Micro R&D, Inc. 

33311 S. Wadsworth Blvd.. A- 104 

Lakewood, CO 80227 

Microtechnic 

Solutions, Inc. 

PO Box 2940 

Ncii 1 l.iven, GT 06515 

Micro-W Distributing, Inc. 
1342B Ri, 23 

Butler, NJ 07H)', 

Milo Software 

PO Box 569 

Bolton, MA 02130 

Mindscape, Inc. 
3111 Dundee Road 
Northbrook, II. 60062 



Morcon the Wizard 

Software 
PO Box 860 

Sandwuh. IL H054H 

Muse Software 

347 N, Charles Si. 
Baltimore, MD 21201 

NM 8c PP Enterprises 
510 Little Creek Road 
Lynchburg, V*A 24502 

Nanosec 
Valley West Plaza 

lis:, South 300 West 

Suite 12 

Ogden, UT 84403 

Navarone Industries, Inc. 

I WlliS El Ray Lane 

Sonora, CA 95370 
Navic Software 

PO Box 14727 

Nortli Palm Beach, FL SS408 

New Arts Co. 

PO Box 2700 

Huntington Beach, CA 926-17 

Nibble Notch 
Computer Products 
421 1 N.W. Truli Terrace 
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33319 

Oasis Software 
377 Oyster Point Blvd, 
Unit 15 South 
San Francisco, CA 94080 

Origin Systems, Inc. 

340 Harvey Road 
Manchester, NH 03103 

Parsec Research 
41805 AlUrac Si. 

Fremont, CA 94538 

Parsons Software 

1920 Briar Meadow 
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625 Miramontes St. 

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Penguin Software, Inc. 

PO Box 31 1 
Geneva. IL Ii0134 

Pioneer Software 
1112 Fort Si. 

Victoria, British Columbia, 
Canada V8V 4V2 

PlayNet, Inc. 
200 Jordan Kiwi 
Troy. NV 12180 

Practical Programs, Inc. 
PO Box 98104 

Milwaukee, Wl 53203 

Prentice-Hall 

PO Box 819 

Englewood Cliffs. NJ 07(132 



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51 Fremont St. 
Needham, MA 1)2194 

Professor Jones 
1940 West Slate St. 
Boise, in 83702 

Program Design, Inc. 

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Greenwich, CT 068S0 

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2186 S. Holly 

Denver. CO 80222 

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RD 2. Spayde Road 
Bellvitle, OH 44813 

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International, Inc. 
2118 Forest Lake Drive 
Cincinnati, Oil 45244 

QR&D 

One West Lake St. 
Minneapolis, MN 55IIIM 

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HOI S. Victoria Ave., Suite 104 

Ventura, CA 03O03 

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Services, Inc. 

8620 West wood Center Drive 

Vienna. VA 22180 

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PO Box 12716 

Lake Park. 14. 33403 

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220 4 Yorklowne Drive 
Valparaiso, IN -16383 

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PO Box 216 
Lexington, MA 02173 

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PO Box 1585 

Orange Park, FL 32067 

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1HI">3 Siena Alia Way 
Monterey Park, CA 91754 

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101 W. Fourth St. 
Royal Oak, MI 480G7 

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PO Box 5795 

Dei wood, MD 20855 



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55 South Broadway 

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Arlington, VA 22205 

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2681 Peterboro Road 
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THE MAIL RUN 




Checksum for Old Programs 

I have enjoyed your publication ab 
initio. Your checksum programs are 
especially welcome. Long sessions of 
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[Mease consider publishing check- 
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I would like to suggest or have you 
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the checksum values of previously 
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alternative would be to release a sup- 
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a nominal cost to your readers. 

Floyd L, Parks, Jr. 
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I am 12 years old and think that 
the Turtle Graphics that accompany 
Richard Holleran's article, "A High- 
Performance Turtle" {RUN, July 
1985) sound really neat 1 tried to 
type them in, but kept making errors, 
so I finally gave up. 

Hut now there is your checksum 
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HO/RUNjAN'l'ARYl'JSfi 



in Mark Jordan's Sprite Artist pro- 
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October 1985). I now never need to 
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I am hoping that you will consider 
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Also, keep up the good work on 
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Beginning next month, RUN will pro- 
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Editors 

Beware of Disk ID Change 

In regard to Magic trick $220 in 
your July 1985 issue: A word of cau- 
tion should be issued about changing 
the cosmetic ID on track 18, sector 
0. It appears that the potential prob- 
lem of the DOS overwriting pro- 
grams when swapping disks with 
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When the DOS formats a new disk, 
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ID" of the current disk after initializa- 
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Jack Boxer, M.D. 
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Rescue Fund 

As a follow-up to your article, 
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October 198:")), I would like to inform 
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disk's directory. This program, which I 
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1985 Index 



Title 



Author 



Issue Page Computer 



Applications 












Don*! Forget 


Lovett 


fan 


48 


C-64 




Tax Records 64 


Fields 


Feb 


60 


C-64 




Money Manager 


Baker 


Mar 


26 


C-64. PLUS/4 




Landlord's 1 lelpcr 


Arnett 


Mai- 


30 


C-64. PLUS/4 




Easy Invoices 


Wozniak 


Mar 


40 


C-64. PLUS/4 




Mini-Calc 


Adcock 


Mat- 


48 


VIC-20 




Commcjdorc Sundial 


Win 


Apr 


24 


C-64, VIC-20, 


PLUS/I 


dialling Your Future 


Wheeler 


Apr 


30 


C-64, VIC-20 




Graph Maker 61 


Sin oak 


Apr 


110 


C-64 




Gateway to the World 


Ciubhs 


Apr 


120 


C-64, VIC-20 




i Ionic Inventory 


Braun 


\i ay 


28 


C-64, VIC-20 




Shopper's ( lonipanion 


Shaughnessy 


May 


34 


C-64, VIC-20 




Bargain Hunters Delight 


Wallace 


May 


38 


C-64. VIC-20 




Energy Watchdog 


Sykcs 


M.i\ 


44 


C-64, PLUSM, 


CI 6 


Commodore's Secret Recipe 


Bier 


May 


54 


C-64, VIC-20, 


PUSH 


VIC Patrol 


Hinshaw 


Maj 


76 


VIC-20 




Dalafilc Update 


Konshak 


Ma\ 


1 00 


C-64 




Datafile last Print 


Konshak 


Jul 


30 


C-64 




Memory Jogger 


Johnson 


Jul 


60 


C-64, VIC-20, 


PLUSH 


Ultracjuiz 


i'oulint/1'i niliiil 


Sep 


62 


C-64 




Coininodorc Helps Pay ilic Hills 


Arnett 


Sep 


74 


C-64 




Video Monitors idr Your (M2S 


Morabito 


Oct 


50 


C-128 




Datafile Restructure 


Konshak 


Nov 


82 


C-64 




Brainstorming 


Jordan 


Nov 


92 


C-64 




Instant Recall 


Lockett 


Nov 


129 


C-64 




RUN's Great Communicator — Run term 1'lus 


Sims 


l)e< 


48 


C-64 




A Holiday ( Meeting 


Calamar 


Dec 


88 


C-64 




Dalafilc Structure Utility 


Konshak 


Dec 


114 


C-64 




( Iredtl < lard Keeper 


Reich 


Dec 


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C-64 





Buyer's Guide 



Hardware Buyer's Guide, 1985 
Software Buyer's Guide, 198;")— Part I 

142 /RUN [am:ahv 1986 



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Nov 
Dec 



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154 



Title 



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Issue Page Computer 



Education 

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Teacher's Pel 
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Commodores in the Classroom 
Commodore Launches a New Program 
Short-Order Typist 
Computers in Education 
Ultraquiz 



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Sep 


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Sep 


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Parle/Atkinson 


Sep 


m 






Pouliot/Pou 


ioi 


Sep 


62 


C-64 





Games 

Trapped in the Maze 

Quatro 

You're It 

Fly the Grand Canyon 

Scrambler 

Mr. Computer Head 

Making Faces 

Commodore Sundial 

Charting Your Future 

Celestial Swami 

The Number Puzzle 

Snakes 

Con Game 

C-64 Shuffle 

Chopper Run 

Trap Shoot 

Short-Order Typist 

Block Busters 

Home Ron Derby 

Slack 



Miller 


[an 


22 


VIC-20 


Steinberg 


Jan 


10 


C-64 




Coddtngton 


Feb 


46 


C-64 




Siinnionds 


Feb 


52 


VIC-S 


50 


McGaffm 


Feb 


80 


C-64 




Decker 


Mar 


60 


C-64 




Beachler 


Mat- 


66 


VIC-20 


Witt 


Apr 


24 


C-64, 


VIC-20, PLUSH 


Wheeler 


Apr 


30 


C-64, 


VIC-20 


Bernard 


Apr 


35 


C-64 




Szepesi 


Apr 


88 


C-64 




Fish 


May 


62 


C-64 




Sullivan 


May 


84 


C-64 




Childress 


Jun 


74 


C-64 




Campbell 


Jul 


40 


C-64 




Fraley 


Aug 


52 


C-64 




Decker 


Sep 


46 


C64, 


VIC-20 


Longtin 


Nov 


136 


C-64 




Jordan 


Dec 


34 


C-64 




Zuch 


Dec 


140 


C-64 





General Interest 

How to Begin and Maintain a User's Group 

A User's Castle 

The C-128— A New Era of Compatibility 

The C-128— How Does It Stack Up? 

Keep It Clean 

Keep Your Disk Drive in Line 

New Life for the 1541 

Meei the Amiga 

Commodore to the Rescue 



1 linshaw 


Feb 


18 




Stephens 


Apr 


116 




Wright 


May 


20 


C-128 


Morabito 


Jun 


46 


C-128 


Morabito 


Jul 


50 




Shaughnessy 


Jul 


53 




Morabito 


Aug 


28 




Morabito 


Sep 


22 


Atnig: 


Tomajckzyk 


Nov 


22 





Graphics 

Smoking Joe 

The Plus/4'S High-Resolution Graphics 

C-64 Big Letters 

Program Painter 

A High-Performance Turtle 

Getting a Hold on Your Graphics 

Graphics Display System 

High-Spirited Sprites 

Sensational Screen Trilogy 

Print Screen Plus 

Sprite Control in C-128 Mode 



Jordan 


Jan 


34 


C-64 


Van Valkeuburg 


May 


66 


PLUS/4, C-16 


Bernard 


Jim 


36 


cm 


Paradis 


|ul 


20 


C-64 


Holleran 


Jul 


26 


C-64 


Van Valkenburg 


Aug 


40 


PLUS/4, C-16 


Tezuka 


Oct 


24 


C-64 


Jordan 


Oct 


34 


C-64 


Smoak 


Oct 


42 


C-64 


Fran /el 


Nov 


40 


Clil 


Wallace/Darns 


Nov 


52 


C-128 

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Title 



Author 



Issue Page Computer 



Hardware Reviews 



Selecting the Right Printer 

Three Printers front Commodore 

Let There Be Light Pens 

Joystick Jousl 

Voice Master 

Cardpri liter LQ/2 

Screen maker KOCohtmn Video Board 

What You See Is What Yon Get 

1541 Fiashl 

Learning Kxpress/How to Operate the C-64 

XL 80 

Mitey Mo 

Making Music on the C-64 

SG- IS Printer 

Cardkey I 

Oktmate 10 

Competing with the 154 I 

Life in ihe Fast Lane with the 1541 

Compn lei eyes 

Quick Data Drive 

Hush 80 Printer 

Space Pen 

SG- IOC Printer 

Lt. Kernal 1 lard Disk System 

Reset Master 

G-Wiz 

Magnificent Modems 

Modem/ 1 200 

ST10C Hard Disk Drive 

PPI with Graphics 

LBow ( lartridgc Port Converter 



Strasma 


Jan 


56 




Pen ford 


Jan 


HO 




Aker 


fan 


98 


C-64, VIC-20 


Beiilbrd 


Feb 


26 


C-64, VIC-20 


Benford 


Feb 


93 


C-64 


Peterson 


Feb 


93 


C-64, VIC-20 


Sander 


Feb 


95 


C-64 


Benford 


Mar 


82 




Ltnscheid 


May 


112 


C-64 


Hiushaw 


May 


112 


C-64 


Morabito 


May 


113 


C-64 


Gnerra 


May 


114 


C-64 


Benford/W tight 


Jun 


24 


C-64 


Walsh 


Jun 


114 




Benford 


Jun 


114 


C-64, VIC-20 


Wright 


Jun 


115 


C-64 


Wright 


Aug 


24 


C-64 


Watt 


Aug 


30 


C-64 


Pre mack 


Sep 


100 


C-64 


Sykes 


Sep 


100 


C-64, VIC-20 


Wright 


Sep 


102 


C-64, VIC-20 


Hinshaw 


On 


110 


C-64, VIC-20, C- 128 


Walsh 


Oct 


110 


ALL 


Watt 


Ocl 


112 


C-64 


Walsh 


Nov 


156 


C-64, VIC-20 


Steffen 


Nov 


156 


C64 


Mooney 


Dec 


24 


C-64, VIC-20 


Flaxmari 


Dec 


30 


C-64, C- 128 


Grubbs 


Dec 


184 


C-64 


Walsh 


Dec 


184 


C-fil 


Morabito 


Dec 


185 


C-64 



Languages 

Easy Assembly I Sanders Apr 58 C-64 

Easy Assembly II Sanders May 97 C-64 

Basic 4.5— Part I Rockefeller Jun 102 C-64 

Tedmon — The Plus/4's Machine Language Monitor Grubbs Jul 76 PLUS/4 

Basic 4.5— Part II Rockefeller Jul 84 C-64 

Easy Assembly III Sanders Aug 58 C-64 

Basic 4.5— Part III Rockefeller Aug 86 C-64 

Easy Assembly IV Sanders Sep 82 C-64 

Easy Assembly V Sanders Oct 66 C-64 

Easy Assembly VI Sanders Nov 110 C-64 

C-12H Assembly Language Programming Sanders Dec 84 C-128 

Easy Assembly VII Sanders Dec 124 C-64 



Music/Sound 

Video Jukebox 

Picking the Right Sounds 

Sound Sampler 

Make a Little Music 

Bach to Basic 

The Twelve Days of Christmas 



Rocke 


Apr 


46 


C-64 


Gollcr/Goller 


Apr 


50 


C-64 


Bartlett 


A pr 


102 


C-64 


Chakalis 


Nov 


62 


C-64 


Cotton 


N'o\ 


72 


C-64 


Forrester 


Dec 


138 


C-64 



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Title 



Author 



Issue Page Computer 



Programming 

Writing Word (James 

Renumbcrer 

Let It Scroll 

Programming Briefs 

A First Lesson in Programming for Kids 

Making Boxes 

Your Guide to Troubleshooting 

Keep Your Remarks to Yourself 

Sprite Control in C-128 Mode 

A Cure for the Data Statement Blues 

CP/M and the CM 28 

Disk Commands on the C-128 

CP/M and the C-128 

C-64 Color Expansion 

64 Basic Aid 

Display li with Siyle 



Winter 


Jan 


34 






Kapauan 


Mar 


104 


C-64, VIC-20 




Jaeger 


Apr 


86 


C-64, VIC-20 




Brigito 


Apr 


87 


C-64, VIC-20, 


PLUS/4 


Blodgett/Blodgett 


Apr 


93 


C-64, VIC-20, 


PLUS/4 


Lovett 


Apr 


100 


C-64, VIC-20 




Engstrom 


May 


88 






Marikle 


Sep 


86 


C-64, VIC-20, 


PLUS/4 


Wallace 


Nov 


52 


C-128 




Graham 


Nov 


119 


C-64 




Lane 


Nov 


120 


C-128 




Wallace/Darus 


Dec 


67 


C-128 




Lane 


Dec 


76 


C-128 




Sander 


Dec 


104 


C-64 




Franzel 


Dec 


132 


C-64 




Cherry 


Dec 


148 


C-64 





Software Reviews 



Qjuestprobe/The Hulk 


Jermaine 


Jan 


14 


C-64 


Kid writer 


Adamec 


Jan 


16 


C-64 


Saucer Attack! 


Jermaine 


Jan 


16 


C-64 


Space Taxi 


Salamone 


Jan 


20 


C-64 


Word Processor-Professional 


Beck 


Jan 


21 


C-64 


The Heist 


Benford 


Feb 


12 


C-64 


Oxford Pascal 


Salvati 


Feb 


14 


C-64 


Knights of the Desert 


Fields 


Feb 


16 


C-64 


Flying Colors 


Goehner 


Feb 


16 


C-64 


The Plus/4's Spreadsheet and Graphmaker 


Morabito 


Feb 


76 


PLUS/4 


PFS: File 


Millman 


Mar 


14 


C-64 


financial Analyst 


Benford 


Mar 


14 


C-64 


Robotron: 2084 


Wright 


Mai- 


16 


C-64, VI 


Seas talker 


Aker 


Mar 


16 


C-64 


Dancing Feats 


Town send 


Mar 


18 


C-64 


Juno First 


Benford 


Mar 


20 


C-64 


Shape Up with Your C-64 


Adamec 


Mat- 


77 


C-64 


One Little Word After Another 


Gates 


Mar 


88 


C-64 


O.yritss 


Jermaine 


Apr 


12 


C-64 


Nato Commander 


Beck 


Apt- 


12 


C-64 


Kxodus/L'ltiina 11 


. Seiken 


Apr 


14 


C-64 


Financial Cookbook 


Benford 


Apr 


14 


C-64 


Blue Moon 


Laflamme 


Apr 


16 


C-64 


Promal 


Rowe 


Apr 


18 


C-64 


The Plus/4's File Manager 


Morabito 


Apr 


42 


PLUS/4 


Simons' Basic 


Baker 


Apt- 


94 


C-64 


Plantin' Pal 


Adamec 


May 


12 


C-64 


Raid on Bungeling Bay 


Fields 


Ma\ 


12 


C-64 


SpryteByter 


Kepner 


May 


11 


C-64 


Ghostbusiers 


Jermaine 


May- 


16 


C-64 


Pascal-64 


Morabito 


May 


16 


C-64 


CLAS 


Hinshaw 


May 


18 


C-64 


U.S. Constitution Tutor 


Guerra 


May 


18 


C-64 


What Makes You Tick? 


Adamec 


May 


50 


C-64 


Fleet System 2 


Sachs 


Jun 


12 


C-64 


1541 Physical Exam 


Brooks 


Jun 


14 


C-64 


F- 1 5 Strike Eagle 


Paplaskas 


Jun 


14 


C-64 


Fast Load 


Jermaine 


Jun 


16 


C-64 


Vizastar 


Steffen 


Jun 


18 


C-64 


HomePak 


Fields 


Jun 


18 


C-64 



VIC-20 



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Title 



Author 



Issue Page Computer 



Print Shop 
Sky Travel 

Making Music on the C-64 
Power 61 
Mindshadow 

Database Management on the C-64 
Gemstone Warrior 
financial Advisor 
Adventure Construction Set 
Team Mate 

The World's G real est Baseball Game 
Creative Filer 
Barbie 

Adventure Master 
1 lie Banner Machine 
Stealth 
SwiftSoft 
Agent USA 

Life in the Fa si Fane with the 154 1 
Pep Up 'Sour Programs 
Script/Plus 
Master of tin- Lamps 
K id Pro Quo 
Mig Al lev Ace 
Trivia Plus 

Racing Destruction Set 
Sixth Sense 

Are You Prepared for the SAT? 
Blazing Paddles 
Dave Winfield's Baiter Up! 
Rainy Day Fun 
Karateka 

Kennedy Approach 
Maehf. ' 

Word Writer 128 
Swiftcalc 128 
Data Manager 128 
Telemessage 

Better Working Spreadsheet 
Ftireka! 
Beach Head 11 
Hay writer/Adventures in Space 

Communications Software: A Vital Fink 

Sky fox 

Paperback Writer (V! 

Hacker 

Paul Whitehead leaches Chess 
Apsoft-6! 
( )n Track Racing 
Super C Language Compiler 
Show Director 
[lie Sea Voyagers 



Grubbs 


Jun 


20 


C-64 


Bobo 


Jun 


22 


C-64 


Benford/Wright 


Jim 


24 


C-64 


Grubbs 


Jul 


12 


C-64 


Bobo 


Jul 


12 


C-04 


Guerra 


|u! 


r>x 


t :-r,! 


Teverbaugh 


Jul 


102 


C-64 


Morabito 


J»l 


102 


PLUS/4,016 


Guerra 


Jul 


103 


C-64 


Walsh 


Jul 


103 


C-64 


Wasser 


Jul 


104 


C-04 


Fallamine 


Aug 


12 


C-64 


Annucci 


Aug 


14 


C-61 


Liddil 


Aug 


14 


C-64 


Hinshaw 


Aug 


16 


C-64 


Be n ford 


Aug 


18 


C-64 


Boh.. 


Aug 


20 


C-64 


Premack 


Aug 


20 


C-64 


Walt 


Aug 


30 


C-64 


Kula 


Aug 


04 


C-64 


Morabito 


Sep 


12 


PFUSM.C-16 


Bobo 


Sep 


12 


C-04 


Hinshaw 


Sep 


14 


C-64 


Guerra 


Sep 


10 


C-64 


Grubbs 


Sep 


18 


C-64 


Guerra 


Sep 


18 


C-04 


Morabito 


Sep 


20 


C-64 


Prati 


Sep 


52 


C-64 


Hunt 


Oct 


12 


C-fil 


Bobo 


Oct 


12 


C-64 


Premack 


Oct 


14 


C-64 


Wasser 


Oct 


18 


C-64 


Stone 


Oct 


20 


C-64 


Baker 


Oct 


20 


C-64 


Walsh 


Oct 


54 


C-128 


Morabito 


Oct 


50 


C-128 


Tanotia 


Oct 


56 


C-128 


Wright 


Nov 


12 


C-64 


Silverstein 


Nov 


14 


C-64 


Bobo 


Nov 


14 


C-64 


Guerra 


Nov 


10 


( ;-6 1 


Bobo 


Nov 


18 


C-64 


Grubbs 


Nov 


28 


C-64 


Guerra 


Nov 


144 


C-64 


Watt 


Nov 


144 


C-64 


Bobo 


Dec 


14 


C-64 


I linshaw 


Dec 


16 


G64 


Morabito 


Dec 


10 


C-64 


Wasser 


Dec 


18 


C-64 


Fane 


Dec 


20 


C-64 


Hinshaw 


Dc< 


20 


C-64 


Guerra 


[><•< 


22 


C-64 



Telecommunications 



On-Fine with CompuServe 

On-Fine with Dow [ones 

On-Fine with ['lie Source and Delphi 

On-Fine with PlayNct and People/Fink 

On-Fine with Telcleai ning 

On-Fine with MCI Mail and Fasy Fink 

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Morabito 


Ma) 


56 


Morabito 


Jun 


80 


Morabito 


Jul 


80 


Morabito 


Aug 


46 


Morabito 


Sep 


08 


Morabito 


Oct 


58 



Title 

E-Mail Ten 11 i rial 

On-Line with QuantumLink 

RUN's Great Communicator — Runterm Plus 

On-I.inc with Viewtron 



Autiior 


Issue 


Page 


Computet 


Stoner 


Oct 


61 


C-64 


Morabito 


Nov 


114 




Sims 


Dec 


42 


C-64 


Morabito 


Dec 


58 





Utilities 



Disk Tips for Beginners 

Ready, Aim, Fire! 

The Real Story Behind Joysticks 

Menu, Please 

Call the Doctor 

Had Blocks? 

A Dozen Will Do Ii 

Watch Your Speed! 

Keep It Clean 

keep Your Disk Drive In Line 

liytc-Size Compiler 

The Key to Your Disk Directory 

The Longer, the Better 

Screen Formatter 

What's in a Filename"' 

Commodore Helps Pay the Bills 

64 Perfect Typist 

Print Screen Plus 

Wedgemaker 

ML Pei led Typisl for the C-64 

128 Perfect Typist 



Tliurber 


Jan 


86 


C-64 


Melviti 


Feb 


36 


C-64, C- 128, VIC-20 


Jordan 


Feb 


40 


C-64 


Mouse 


Apr 


124 


C-64, VIC-20 


Tanzini 


Jim 


50 


C-64, VIC-20 


Shaughnessy 


Jim 


66 


C-64 


Greenburg 


fun 


94 


C-64 


Shaughnessy 


Jul 


46 


C-64, VIC-20 


Morabito 


Jul 


50 




Shaughnessy 


Jul 


53 




Cortes 


Aug 


62 


C-64 


Fran/el 


Aug 


70 


C-64 


Ong 


Aug 


76 


C-64 


Cooper 


Aug 


80 


C-64 


Ferguson 


Aug 


84 


C-64, VIC-20 


Arnett 


Sep 


74 


C-64 


Borden 


Sep 


78 


C-64 


Franzel 


Nov 


40 


C-64 


Kapanan 


Nov 


ISJ 


C-64 


Sims 


Dec 


50 


C-64 


Borden 


Dec 


HO 


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Four from Free Spirit 

Free Spirit Software (5830 S. Mo- 
zart, Chicago, IL 00(329) introduces 
four new software products on disk 
for the C-64. 

Technique! is a guide to program- 
ming graphics, animation, sound and 
music and includes 12 songs and an 
arcade game for $29.95. 

Basically Simple explains all com- 
mands and operators for the C-64 
and teaches Basic programming. It's 
available for S20. 

Postmaster is a 119.95 mailing list 
program that prints mailing labels, 
sorts addresses alphabetically and by 
/.ip code, stores phone numbers and 
recalls names and social security 
numbers. 

Italy is a travel, adventure and ed- 
ucational game that includes instruc- 
tions in Italian and familiar Italian 
melodies for background music. The 
package is available for $15. 

Check Reader Service number 400. 

Business Pro-Pak 
Business Pro-Pak, a new product 
from SourceView Software Interna- 
tional (8S5 Castro St., Martinez, CA 
94553), is a business statistics pack- 
age for the C-128 (in CP/M mode). 

Four different functions are per- 
formed: the first function calculates 
arithmetic averaging, regression 
analysis, exponential smoothing and. 
futures analysis; the second function 
determines the economic order 
quantity for a given situation; the 
third function includes L1FO and 
FIFO inventor)- analysis; and the last 
function provides many vital busi- 
ness utilities, including amortization 
scheduling, a perpetual calendar, 
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present value of a future sum and 
pricing merchandise to achieve a de- 
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Business Pro-Pak is available on 
disk for $99. 

Check Reader Service number 404. 



PaperClIp for the C-128 

Batteries Included (30 Mural St., 
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada 
L4B IBS) has released the PaperClip 
word processing program for the C- 
1 28, The new version has all the same 
features and capabilities of the C-64 
version, plus new enhancements to 
take advantage of the C-128's hard- 
ware advances, such as: faster pro- 
cessing speed, easier operation and 
automatic startup, and its document 
size is expandable to 999 lines of text. 
Also, the screen will hold up to 160 
columns of readable print without 
scrolling and will preview up to 250 
columns without scrolling. 

The C-128 PaperClip/C-64 Paper- 
clip dual pack is available on disk 
for $89.95. 

Check Reader Service number 1 02. 



C-64 DMS 

The Disk Management System in- 
cludes three programs for the C-64 
and 1541 disk drive. 

The Utilities program allows you 
to list the directory on screen while 
executing disk commands; the Pro- 
tection program features block-by- 
block data encryption, which ensures 
the secrecy of your confidential files; 
and the Cataloging program allows 
for easy creation and maintenance 
of your library database. 



These three programs have been 
combined into one menu-driven sys- 
tem, which is available for $34.95 
from Cursor Products, RU 71, Box 
1858, Camdenton, MO 65020. 

Check Reader Service number 40 1 . 

It's Coming! 

CometWalch contains three pro- 
grams to calculate orbits and the ex- 
act location of Halley's comet, for any 
date, time and location on earth, and 
also includes information on the 
physics of comets and how to observe 
and photograph them. 

The package provides the history 
of Halley's comet and gives details of 
its 1985-1986 return. The program's 
main menu allows you to select ac- 
tivities and do orbit plotting and po- 
sition calculations. 

CometWatch is available on disk 
for the C-64 at $29.95. Zephyr Ser- 
vices, 306 S. Homewood Ave., Pitts- 
burgh, PA 15208. 

Check Reader Service number 403. 



Fleet System 2 

Fleet System 2 (Professional Soft- 
ware, 51 Fremont St., Needham, MA 
02194) is a word processor that takes 
full advantage of the C-128's 80-col- 
uran mode, expanded memory and 
RGB color monitor capabilities. A 
fully integrated 90,000-word spell- 
ing checker included in die package 
checks your document in 60 seconds. 
In addition, you may add over 15,000 
words and terms to the program's 
dictionary to meet your needs. The 
Printer Preview option lets you see 
in 80 columns what your document 
will look like prior to printing. It also 



New Products RUNdown 



allows horizontal scrolling of up to 
120 columns. 

On the C-64, Fleet System 2 pro- 
vides full horizontal scrolling for in- 
put of text in 40, 80 and 120 columns. 
Available on disk for $79.95. 

Check Reader Service number 405. 



Investment Package 

The Personal Portfolio Manager, a 
comprehensive software package for 
managing investments in stocks and 
bonds, is available for C-64 owners 
who want to organize iheir portfolios. 

PPM allows you to manage stocks, 
bonds, mutual funds and treasury 
bills; record taxable or nontaxable 
dividends or interest income; rec- 
oncile each brokerage account cash 
balance with YTD transactions; pro- 
duce reports for your analysis; and 
enter quotes manually or automati- 
cally through DJN/R or Warner. It is 
available on disk for $39.95. Abacus 
Software, 2201 Kalamazoo SE, PO 
Box 7211, Grand Rapids, Ml 49510. 

Check Reader Service number 406. 



C-128 Cable 

Knight Software (Central Village, 
CT 06332) makes available to C-128 
owners a cable that allows you to set 
a full 80-column monochrome dis- 
play on most monochrome and com- 
posite monitors. It is priced at SI 4.95, 

Check Reader Service number 408. 



Double-0 Funny 

First Star Software ( 1 8 East 4 1 st St., 
New York, NY 10017) has released 
Spy vs Spy II: The Island Caper. 
Based on the Spy vs Spy strip in MAD 
magazine, the two spies are in search 
of buried missile parts on an exotic 
tropical island. As spies, you and an- 
other player must dodge sharks, 
snares and coconut bombs while 
trying to avoid quicksand, cliffs and 
deadly lagoons. There are many 
booby traps, some of which you must 
construct yourself. Available on disk 
for the C-64 for $29.95. 

Check Reader Service number 409. 

Flip-Flop Interface 

Microvations (5333 Mission Cen- 
ter Road, Suite 345, San Diego, CA 



92108) has released a C-128 40M0- 
column flip-flop interface for the 
C-64. The interface allows you to 
switch between 40- and 80-column 
modes on your 1701, 1702 or color 
or monochrome composite monitor, 
and it eliminates the need for C-64 
owners to update to the 1902 RGB 
monitor. It is available for $14.95. 
("heck Reader Service number 4 12. 





fUt DOLPHIN'S RUHE 








A Poetic Odyssey 




by John 0'Heil 1 


i-i B 


jut Street Inler-flrts Pro;- ir 




niKDSCftPE, INC, 



Day of the Dolphin 

The Dolphin's Rune: A Poetic Od- 
yssey, a game for the C-64, allows 
you to maneuver a dolphin through 
ocean perils to uncover encrypted 
messages containing the secret to 
solving the game's mystery. 

As the dolphin, you must survive 
sharks and fishing nets and become 
adept at swimming through the game's 
color currents. As your skills improve, 
the ocean comes alive with dolphin 
sounds that can lead you to seabeds 
containing fragments of an epic poem 
composed in a runic alphabet. 

Nine successful trips to the seabed 
yield nine encrypted stanzas of the 
poem that must be deciphered to re- 
veal clues to the secret location some- 
where on earth. When you've deci- 
phered the ninth stanza, one of three 
additional stanzas is revealed. Only 
one of these extra stanzas provides 
more clues to the secret location. 
Available on disk for S29.95. Mind- 
scape, Inc., 3444 Dundee Road, North- 
brook, IL 60062. 

Check Reader Service number 411. 

Learn to Tickle the Ivories 

The Keyboard/Chord Scale Master 
(Valbala Software, 205 E. Hazelhursl, 
Ferndale, MI 48220) is a tutorial de- 
signed to enhance your keyboard- 
playing abilities through sight-and- 
souud reinforcements of chord and 
scale display modes, chord and scale- 



review modes and a compare mode. 
Each mode allows you to choose up 
lo 12 key signatures for reviewing. 

The Chord Display and Scale Dis 
play modes allow you to view and 
sound the most commonly used 
chords and scales. 

The Chord Review and Scale Re- 
view modes utilize drills, quizzes and 
a competitive game of challenge to 
help you in your study. 

The Compare mode allows you to 
compare two chords in the same or 
different key signatures. 

The package is available on disk 
for the C-64 for $39.95. 

Check Reader Service number 407. 

More Print Shop Graphics 

Broderbund Software (17 Paul 
Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903) intro- 
duces The Print Shop Graphics Li- 
brary, Disk 3, the third follow-up 
graphics program to its original 
Print Shop, 

The Graphics Library provides 120 
additional designs, symbols and pic- 
tures for do-it-yourself graphics cre- 
ations that include six categories: 
Christmas, business, international 
symbols, myth and fantasy, seasons 
and animals. 

The program also includes a vari- 
ety of typefaces, borders and graph- 
ics images and also lets you modify 
existing graphics or design your own 
original images. Available on disk for 
the C-64 for $24.95. 

Check Reader Service number 4 10. 

Scenery Disks 

SubLogic (713 Edgebrook Drive, 
Champaign, IL 61820) has released 
six different scenery disks to be used 
with the manufacturer's (light simu- 
lation products — Flight Simulator II 
and Jet. 

Each disk covers a geographical re- 
gion of the western U.S. and includes 
the major airports, radio-navigation 
aids, cities, highways, rivers and lakes 
located in that region. There is 
enough detail on each disk for either 
visual or instrument crosscountry 
navigation. 

Individual scenery disk packages 
are available for the C-64 for $19.95. 
The Western U.S. six-disk set may be 
purchased for $99.95. 

Check Reader Service number -1 13. 
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Row to Type in Cfri and C-128 Listings from RUN 



To simpllf) your typing of HUX's L'AH and t.-Y2# program listings, we indude 
ehccfc&im numbers. These numbers follow a REM statement ai the end of each 
line fe.g r , :REM*I2S), These checksum numbers necessitate your using RUN's 
Perfect Typhi programs, listed below. Use 64 Perfect Typist for C -64 programs 
and V2H I'eileiM Typi*l lor 12ttMode pro^anis on the C-12& 

Type in (VI Perfect I vpist (Listing 1) oi El!8 I'ertecl Typist dastiri}* 2) and save 
n to either Ujte or disk tie fore i tinning. When ion want to lype in a 64* or a 128* 
mmlc program. In si hud and juri the appropriate Per In [ I \\n\i lining Uvm SVS 
numbers will be displayed on your screen. |o| ihese down ;nni keep them handy. 

They arc the svs numbers that you type In for deactivating and reactivating the 
checksum program. 

After Perfect Typisi hah been loaded and run* start typing in the program listing 
(ram Rt.'X as you normally do, The only difference is thai now, aftei you press 
the return key to log in each line, a ]■. 2- oi !t digit number will appeal below the 
line on the leli margin. This is the ihetkMim number, ranging bom U to 2S5. 

If this number matches the checksum numbei printed in (he listing after the 
;IIKM". then you know you haw itped thai hue torrcetly. I hen von lype (he next 
program line right over (he previous line's checksum value, IE I In 1 checksum 
numbers do nut agree, analyze your line on screen for any typographic errors or 
omissions. Make the needed changes and press the return key again to log in 



those changes, A new iheckvun number will appeal in place of ihe old one. 
Compare this to the magazine*! number and then proceed to the next line. 

When you've finished typing in your program, {disable the Perfect Typist by 
typing in the appropriate SVS number for either 64 or I L'H mode, and press the 
return key. Now you can save your program a* usual, to disk or tape. {Before you 
attempt io run your new progiam, turn your computer off and hack on [o 
completely clear out ihe I Vitrei Typist program;) 

You may save an incomplete ptngtam any lime and Mxitinue ii later. Vou will 
have to teload and run die fVilett Ivpisi program, then load Ihe inioinpleled 
program that vou Here uockiug on. list it. and continue whele you lei! otb 

The I S3 IVrlcct Typist will woik in either Iff ot SO columns. Also, it lets you 
UIC the tM^H's automatic linenumhering. If Aulo is on, the checksum will he 
printed below the line you jusi entered, and the C-128 will place ihe next line 
number below ihe checksum. 



Ml hMings in Rl.W have been translated so that 1 1 ■ ■ giaphics and control 

characters are designated as uudei>iaudahle key t birutions. When you see 

mi si inside curb brackets, sueh as |s][|] I L}, ymi shoutd hold down ihe 

■hluH key and press the I . key. What you see on your so ceil wilt look, quite dilEeeecU 
from what is designated inside ihe brackets. Another example is [22 + SPA(T's}. 
which instructs you to press die spate bar 22 times. 



Listing 1. 64 Perfect Typist program. 



1 REM 64 PERFECT TYPIST 

2 REM 

3 REM WRITTEN BY: 

4 REM JAMES E. BORDEN 

5 REM 641 ADAMS ROAD 

6 REM CARLISLE, PA 17013 

7 REM 

10 POKE56,PEEK{56)-1 : POKE52 , PEEK( 56 1 :CLR 

20 PG=PEEK(56):ML=PG*2S6+60 

30 FORX = ML TO ML+1 54 :READD:T=T + D: POKEX ,D:NE 

XT 
40 IFTo 16251 THEN PRINT"ERROR IN DATA...": 

END 
60 POKEML+4,PG:P0KE ML+1 , PG : POKE ML+16,PG 
70 POKE ML+20, PGrPOKE ML* 32 ,PG:POKE ML+38,P 

G 
80 POKE ML+1 41 , PG 

89 PRINT"{SHFT CLRHCRSR RT}*************** 
***********************" 

90 SYS ML: PRINT "{CRSR RT)** 64 PERFECT TYP 
1ST IS NOW ACTIVE {2 SPACES}**" 

100 PRINT "(CRSR RT}** SYS"ML"=0N(5 SPACES } 
SYS"ML+30"=OFF **" 

101 PRINT" [CRSR RT} ************************ 

**************„ ; fJEW 



1 10 


DATA 


173 


,005 


,003,201 


,003 


,208 


,001 


,096 


120 


DATA 


141 


,105 


,003,173 


,004 


,003 


,141 


,104 


130 


DATA 


003 


,162 


,103,160, 


,003 


,142 


,004 


,003 


140 


DATA 


140 


,005 


,003,096 


,234 


,234 


,173 


,104 


150 


DATA 


003 


,141 


,004,003 


,173 


,105 


,003 


,141 


160 


DATA 


005 


,003 


,096,032, 


,124 


,165 


,132 


,011 


170 


DATA 


162, 


,000 


,142,240 


,003 


,142, 


,241 


,003 


180 


DATA 


189 


,000 


,002,240 


,051. 


,201 


,032 


,208 


190 


DATA 


004 


,164 


,212,240, 


,040 


,201 


,034 


,208 


200 


DATA 


000 


,072 


,165,212, 


,073 


,001 


,133 


,212 


210 


DATA 


104, 


,072 


,238,241 , 


,003 


,173, 


,241 


,003 


220 


DATA 


041 , 


,007 


,168,104, 


,024 


,072 


,024 


,104 


230 


DATA 


016 


,001 


,056,042, 


,136. 


,016 


,246 


,109 


240 


DATA 


240, 


,003 


,141 ,240, 


,003 


,232, 


,208 


,200 


250 


DATA 


173, 


,240 


,003,024, 


,101 , 


,020 


,024. 


,101 


260 


DATA 


021 , 


,141 , 


,240,003, 


,169, 


,042 


,032 


,210 


270 


DATA 


255, 


,169, 


,000,174, 


,240, 


,003 


,032, 


,205 


280 


DATA 


189, 


,162, 


,003,189, 


,211 , 


,003, 


,032 


,210 


290 


DATA 


255, 


,202, 


,016,247, 


,164, 


,011 , 


,096, 


,145 


300 


DATA 


013, 


,032, 


,032 











Listing 2. 128 Prfect Typist program. 



1 REM 40/80 COL 128 MODE PERFECT TYPIST 

2 REM 

3 REM WRITTEN BY: 

4 REM JAMES E. BORDEN 

5 REM 641 ADAMS ROAD 

6 REM CARLISLE, PA 17013 

7 REM 

10 F0RX=51 20TO5379:READD:T=T+D:POKEX,D:NEXT 
20 IFT<> 2831 2 TIIENPRINT" ( 2 CRSR DNs}ERROR I 

N DATA. . . ":END 
25 A$="":IFPEEK(215)=128TMENA$="[20 SPACES} 

30 PRINT" (SHFT CLR } "A$" {CRSR RT} *********** 

*********** ****************" 

40 PRINTA$"{CRSR RT}** 128 PERFECT TYPIST I 

S NOW ACTIVE **" 
50 PRINTA$"(CRSR RT}**{2 SPACEsJSYS 51 20=ON 

(7 SPACEsJSYS 5150=OFF{2 SPACES}**" 
60 PRINTA$" (CRSR rt }**************** ******* 

***************" : sys 51 20; NEW 

5120 DATA 173,005,003,201,020,208,001,096,1 

41 ,045 
5130 DATA 020,173,004,003,141,044,020,162,0 

43,160 
5140 DATA 020,142,004,003,140,005,003,096,2 

34,234 
5150 DATA 173,044,020,141,004,003,173,045,0 

20,141 
5160 DATA 005,003,096,032,013,067,140,255,0 

19,162 
5170 DATA 000,142,252,019,142,253,019,142,2 

54,01 9 
5180 DATA 189,000,002,201,032,240,008,201,0 

48,144 
5190 DATA 007,201,058,176,003,232,208,238,1 

09,000 
5200 DATA 002,240,054,201,032,208,005,172,2 

54,019 
5210 DATA 240,042,201,034,208,010,072,173,2 

54,019 
5220 DATA 073,001,141,254,019,104,072,238,2 

53,019 
5230 DATA 173,253,019,041,007,168,104,024,0 

72,024 
5240 DATA 104,016,001,056,042,136,016,246,1 

09,252 
5250 DATA 019,141,252,019,232,208,197,173,2 

52,019 
5260 DATA 024,101,022,024,101,023,141,252,0 

19,169 
5270 DATA 042,032,241,020,032,188,020,160,0 

02,185 



150 /RUN JANUARY 1986 



5280 DATA 185,020,032,241,020,136,016,247,1 

65,116 
5290 DATA 208,009,165,117,208,005,169,145,0 

32,241 
5300 DATA 020,172,255,019,096,013,032,032,1 

62,000 
5310 DATA 173,252,019,232,056,233,100,176,2 

50,105 
5320 DATA 100,202,240,003,032,232,020,201,0 

10,176 
5330 DATA 005,205,252,019,240,015,162,000,2 

32,056 
5340 DATA 233,010,016,250,024,105,010,202,0 

32,232 
5350 DATA 020,170,072,138,009,048,032,241,0 

20 1 04 
5360 DATA 096,170,173,000,255,072,169,000,1 

41 ,000 
5370 DATA 255,138,032,210,255,104,141,000,2 

55,096 



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/(ewi: Three bugs have turned up in Robert Rockefeller's 
Basic 4.5 (June. July and August 1 985). hirst, used alone, 
the Restore key crashed tbe program and also prevented 
RS'232 from working. Second, trying lo list the program 
from one specified line to another resulted in the listing 
passing right by llie ending line, so yon had to list the 
entire balance of the program. Finally, the Vibrato com- 
mand didn't work. 

The following four Pokes should fix the bugs. It is first 
necessary to load and start Basic 4.5. After the Pokes have 
been executed, the corrected Basic 4.5 can he saved with 
BSAVE "BASIC 4.5", P$8OO0 to P$A000. 

POKE $86!2I),4 
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February 



Coming Attractions 



Ultra Hi-Res Graphics — Undocumented in- 
formation about high-resolution graphics on the 
C-128 in 80-COlumn mode. They said it couldn't 
be done, but this article proves them wrong, 

C-128 Custom Character Sets— Why limit 
yourself to the C-128's standard characters when 
you can create your own? From a foreign-lan- 
guage symbol to a lightning bolt — this article 
shows you how. 

Tracking Variables— This handy utility gen- 
erates an alphabetized list of the variables used 
in your liasic program, cross-referenced to the 
lines in which they appear. 

Commodore's New Disk Drive— C-128 

owners will find that the 1571 disk drive offers 



some vast improvements — especially in speed 
and data storage — over the 1541. 

Need Medical Advice? — On-line medical ser- 
vices provide professional advice, extensive in- 
formation and the opportunity to ask questions 
and share concerns about any health-related 
topic. 

What's New in Education?— Discover how 

one school system is saving money by using net- 
working in the classroom. 



Plus More — A disk utility that makes it easy 
and safe for you to rename your disks; reviews; 
new product announcements and our regular 
features that help you get the most out of your 
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